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Is Intel Atom n270 processor single or dual core?

19 Mar

From what I have read it a 1.6ghz single core processor but in device manager under Processors (on MSI Wind u100) it says:
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz

So I am a little confused as to how many cores it has.

 

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  1. PhonicUK

    March 19, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Some of the Atoms have HyperThreading, which makes it appear similar to a Dual Core, but it’s not true Dual Core.

     
  2. yad

    March 19, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    Produced 2008–present
    Common manufacturer(s) Intel

    Max. CPU clock 800 MHz to 1.866 GHz
    FSB speeds Data transfers at 400 MHz to 667 MHz
    Min. feature size 45nm
    Instruction set x86, x86-64
    Cores 1, 2
    Package(s) 441-ball µFCBGA

    Core name(s) Silverthorne
    Diamondville

    Dual core Diamondville
    On September 22, 2008, Intel announced a new dual-core processor (unofficially code-named Dual Diamondville) branded Atom 330 of the Atom 300 series to be used in desktop computers. It runs at 1.6 GHz and has a 8 W TDP rating. Its dual core comprises two Diamondville dies next to each other on a single package (substrate).

    The intel D945GCLF2 is a a mini-ITX board that contains the Atom 330.

    Mobile Diamondville
    On March 2, 2008, Intel announced a low-cost mobile processor (code-named Diamondville) to be used in the Classmate PC Netbook. It is used in Intel’s low-cost Mini-ITX motherboards (code-named “Little Falls”) and in a number of netbooks.[20][21][22][23] It will supersede Conroe L by using Diamondville as single core (N270: 2.5 W TDP) for laptop or dual core for desktop (330: 4 W TDP), running at 1.6 GHz per core.

    Device Manager is fibbing it is capable of dual thread but it is a single core.