Intel® Atom™ Processors Overview

Embedded platforms based on validated combinations Intel® Atom™ processors and chipsets provide:

  • Performance/watt leadership: enabling intelligence under 5W
  • Low power: 10x lower power than previous-generation embedded Intel® processors
  • Software compatibility and scalability of Intel® architecture
  • Choice of operating systems
  • Exceptional flexibility to incorporate a wide range of standard and user-configurable I/O interfaces
  • Hardware and software expertise of the Intel ecosystem and developer community
  • Intel’s extended lifecycle support and product roadmap
INTEL® ATOM™ PROCESSORS
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Products, tools and support to speed time to market and reduce development costs.

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Match the features and capabilities of the latest Intel® products to the requirements of your embedded design. Learn where to find relevant technical content, hardware test tool loans, development software, training and other available resources.

RELEASE DATEPERFORMANCE¹POWERFOOTPRINT
Intel® Atom™ Processor E6x5C Series
Q4 2010 3.0 - 3.6 W Platform Power 1406 mm² (1 chip) Footprint

This series offers exceptional flexibility to incorporate a wide range of standard and user-defined I/O interfaces while reducing board footprint and lowering component count.

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Intel® Atom™ Processor E6xx Series with Intel® Platform Controller Hub EG20TFormerly Queens Bay
Q3 2010 4.25 - 5.45 W Platform Power 1013 mm² (2 chips) Footprint

This highly integrated processor with graphics and memory controllers, and PCIe* standard interconnect delivers unprecedented I/O flexibility for utmost platform scalability and optimization.

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Intel® Atom™ Processors 400 and 500 Series with Intel® 82801HM I/O ControllerFormerly Luna Pier
Q2 2010 7.9 - 15.4 W Platform Power 1445 mm² (2 chips) Footprint

Low-power IA-32 microarchitecture compliant processors built on 45nm include integrated memory controller, graphics processing unit and I/O on a single silicon die.

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Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 with Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express ChipsetFormerly Navy Pier
Q1 2009 11.8 W Platform Power 2174 mm² (3 chips) Footprint

Robust performance/watt and reduced power consumption with power-efficient graphics, rich I/O capabilities and high-bandwidth interfaces.

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Intel® Atom™ Processor Z5xx Series with Intel® System Controller Hub US15WxFormerly Embedded Menlow / Embedded Menlow-XL
Q2 2008 4.3 - 4.5 W Platform Power 666 - 1890 mm² (2 chips) Footprint

Two-chip platform, available in two package sizes, meets key requirements of small form factor, thermally constrained, fanless embedded applications.

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Intel® Atom™ Processor Z6xx Series with Intel® SM35 Express ChipsetFormerly Oak Trail
Q2 2011 3.75 W Platform Power 386 mm² (2 chips) Footprint

Advanced power management techniques coupled with 45nm process technology yields the lowest-power Intel® architecture platform to date, ideal for battery powered, small form-factor embedded designs.

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Intel® Atom™ Processor N2000 and D2000 Series with Intel® NM10 Express ChipsetFormerly Cedar Trail
Q4 2011 5 W - 11.5 W Platform Power 773 mm² (2 chips) Footprint

First embedded Intel® Atom™ processor based on 32nm process technology to offer always-on, always-connected experience with enhanced visuals and superior performance per watt.

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+ Product and Performance Data

¹Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, please visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/benchmark_limitations.htm

²TDP values for Intel® Atom™ Processor E6xx Series are pre-silicon estimates.

SPEC* CPU2006 is an industrial standard benchmark designed to provide performance measurements that can be used to compare compute-intensive workloads on different computer systems. SPEC* CPU2006 test on Intel microprocessors are measured using particular, well-configured systems. These results may or may not reflect the relative performance of Intel microprocessor in systems with different hardware or software designs or configurations (including compilers). Buyers should consult other sources of information, including system benchmarks to evaluate the performance of systems they are considering purchasing. For more information about SPEC* CPU2006 please visit www.spec.org/cpu2006/

For the description of the systems used to obtain these test result, and other information about microprocessor and system performance and benchmarks, visit Intel's World Wide Web Site (www.intel.com), or call 1-800-628-8686.

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