Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Atom N2800

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9820X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom N2800
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Atom N2800

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-9820X or Intel Atom N2800 - 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 i9-9820X has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9820X was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Atom N2800 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom N2800 was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Core i 9000X (8) CPU group Intel Atom N2000 (3)
9 Generation 3
Skylake X Refresh Architecture Cedarview
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9820X is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Atom N2800 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.86 GHz.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Atom N2800
10 Cores 2
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 1.86 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.00 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 i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Atom N2800
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel GMA 3600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 65 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel GMA 3600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-9820X supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom N2800 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Atom N2800
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1066
128 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
85.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
17.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
44 PCIe lanes --
43.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-9820X has a TDP of 165 W, that of the Intel Atom N2800 is 6.5 W.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Atom N2800
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9820X has a 17.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom N2800 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-9820X Characteristic Intel Atom N2800
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3
LGA 2066 Socket BGA 559
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q4/2011
889 $ Release price 50 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9820X (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 (8%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9820X (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 (2%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
1121 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
110 (10%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10465 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
305 (3%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
1394 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
89 (6%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
9361 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
224 (2%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
19671 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
438 (2%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
4677 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
155.6 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz
5380 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
184 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 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 i9-9820X Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
1987 (100%)
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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