Intel Atom N2100 vs Intel Atom N470

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Atom N470 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N470
• Family
  Intel Atom Intel Atom
• CPU group
  Intel Atom N2000 Intel Atom N400/N500
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  3 2

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom N2100 vs Intel Atom N470 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  1 / 2 1 / 2
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  1x 1x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.60 GHz 1.83 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Atom N470 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  PowerVR SGX545 Intel GMA 3150
• GPU frequency
  0.64 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  4 2
• Shader
  32 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 1 GB
• Max. displays
  2 0
• Direct X
  10.1 --
• Technology
  32 45
• Release date
  Q1/2010 Q1/2010

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Atom N470. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Atom N470 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-800 DDR2-667
• Max. Memory
  4 GB 2 GB
• Memory channels
  1 (Single Channel) 1 (Single Channel)
• Bandwidth
  8.5 GB/s --
• ECC
  No No
• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom N2100 or Intel Atom N470? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  3.5 W 6.5 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom N2100 and Intel Atom N470 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  32 nm 45 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  BGA 559 BGA 559
• L2-Cache
  0.50 MB 0.50 MB
• Architecture
  Cedarview Pineview
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  None None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE3 MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
• Release date
  Q4/2011 Q1/2010