Intel Core i5-4690T vs Intel Atom N2600

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Intel Core i5-4690T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom N2600
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Atom N2600

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4690T or Intel Atom N2600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-4690T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4690T was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Atom N2600 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom N2600 was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Atom N2000 (3)
4 Generation 3
Haswell S Architecture Cedarview
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4690T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Atom N2600 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

Intel Core i5-4690T Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-4690T Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel GMA 3600
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 65 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 4
160 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel GMA 3600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4690T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom N2600 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4690T Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4690T has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Atom N2600 is 3.5 W.

Intel Core i5-4690T Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4690T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom N2600 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4690T Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 559
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2011
185 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
823 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
92 (11%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2560 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
249 (10%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (7%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
4665 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
323 (7%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1039 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2867 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
320 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1111 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
136 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4690T Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
433 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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