AMD A6-5200 vs Intel Atom N2600

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AMD A6-5200 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom N2600
AMD A6-5200 Intel Atom N2600

CPU comparison

AMD A6-5200 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 AMD A6-5200 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5200 was released in Q3/2013.

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.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Atom (101)
AMD A6-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Atom N2000 (3)
4 Generation 3
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Cedarview
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5200 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Atom N2600 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

AMD A6-5200 Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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.

AMD A6-5200 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.

AMD Radeon HD 8400 GPU Intel GMA 3600
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology 65 nm
2 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 4
128 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.

AMD Radeon HD 8400 GPU Intel GMA 3600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-5200 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom N2600 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD A6-5200 Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
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 --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A6-5200 has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Intel Atom N2600 is 3.5 W.

AMD A6-5200 Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A6-5200 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom N2600 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD A6-5200 Characteristic Intel Atom N2600
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE3
-- Socket BGA 559
AMD-V Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q4/2011
-- 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.
AMD A6-5200 AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
225 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
92 (41%)

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.
AMD A6-5200 AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
709 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
249 (35%)

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.
AMD A6-5200 AMD A6-5200
AMD Radeon HD 8400 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (17%)

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.
AMD A6-5200 AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1660 (100%)
Intel Atom N2600 Intel Atom N2600
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
323 (19%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-5200 Intel Atom N2600
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