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AMD A4-1250 vs Intel Atom N2600

AMD

AMD A4-1250

AMD Socket FT3 1000 MHz 2 cores May 2013 MOBILE
AMD A4-1250
Intel

Intel Atom N2600

Intel BGA 559 1600 MHz 2 cores Dec 2011 MOBILE
Intel Atom N2600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A4-1250100%
  • Intel Atom N2600122%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A4-1250135%
  • Intel Atom N2600100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A4-1250100%
  • Intel Atom N2600164%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-1250

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N2600

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 64% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • Around 22% higher average synthetic performance.
Intel Atom N2600
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom N2600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Atom N2600
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the Intel Atom N2600

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A4-1250Intel Atom N2600
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AES
F16C
BMI1
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
XD bit (an NX bit implementation)

Architecture

AMD A4-1250Intel Atom N2600
ArchitectureAMD JaguarIntel_Saltwell
MarketMobileMobile
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameTemashCedarview
Release DateMay 2013Dec 2011

Cores

AMD A4-1250Intel Atom N2600
Cores22
Threads22
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8210GMA

Cache

AMD A4-1250Intel Atom N2600
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB0 KB

Physical

AMD A4-1250Intel Atom N2600
SocketAMD Socket FT3Intel BGA 559
Max Case Temp90°Cunknown
PackageBGA2uFCBGA8
Die Size246mm²66mm²
Process32 nm32 nm

Performance

AMD A4-1250Intel Atom N2600
Cpu Frequency1000 MHz1600 MHz
Turbo Clocknonenone
Base Clock100 MHz133 MHz
Voltage1.475 V1.175 V
TDP8 W4 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A4-12501000 points
  • Intel Atom N2600320 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A4-12502000 points
  • Intel Atom N2600640 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A4-1250841
  • Intel Atom N2600895

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A4-1250513
  • Intel Atom N2600375

points - higher is better

3DMark06 CPU

  • AMD A4-1250740.5
  • Intel Atom N2600812

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

  • AMD A4-1250663
  • Intel Atom N2600541

points - higher is better

Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

  • AMD A4-12501258
  • Intel Atom N26001527.5

points - higher is better

SuperPI 1M

  • AMD A4-125065.39
  • Intel Atom N260092

seconds - lower is better

wPrime 32

  • AMD A4-1250111.18
  • Intel Atom N260066

seconds - lower is better

x264 Pass 1

  • AMD A4-125014.96
  • Intel Atom N26009.8

FPS - higher is better

x264 Pass 2

  • AMD A4-12502.86
  • Intel Atom N26009.9

FPS - higher is better

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