Intel Atom N450 vs AMD C 50 |
Released January, 2010
Intel Atom N450
- 1.66 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Atom N450
 | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 494 | | Higher clock speed 1.66 GHz |
| | Better performance per watt 4.63 pt/W |
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Released January, 2011
AMD C 50
- 1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD C 50
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 32,500 MB/s |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Newer manufacturing process 40 nm |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 494 | vs | 19.8 | Around 25x better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 1.66 GHz | vs | 1 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
| Better performance per watt | 4.63 pt/W | vs | 3.24 pt/W | Around 45% better performance per watt | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 32,500 MB/s | vs | 25,700 MB/s | More than 25% better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 40 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2010 | Release date a year later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Atom N450 vs AMD C 50
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Atom N450 | vs | AMD C 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 1 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR2-667 | |||
| DDR2 | |||
details | Atom N450 | vs | AMD C 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 40 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 10 | 5 | |
| Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.18V | 1.05 - 1.35V | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Integrated | Radeon™ HD 6250 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 5.5W | 9W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.32 $/year | 2.17 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 4.82 $/year | 7.88 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.63 pt/W | 3.24 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 4.47W | 7.31W | |
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