AMD A6-1450 vs Intel Atom N455

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-1450 and Intel Atom N455 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-1450

Intel Atom N455

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-1450

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 460 vs 268
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1072 vs 196
11x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 681 vs 62
18.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1741 vs 94

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 1 May 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	460 vs 268
PassMark - CPU mark	1072 vs 196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	681 vs 62
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1741 vs 94

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N455

Around 19% higher clock speed: 1.66 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 8 - 15 Watt

Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 8 - 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-1450
CPU 2: Intel Atom N455

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

268

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

196

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

681

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1741

Name	AMD A6-1450	Intel Atom N455
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	268
PassMark - CPU mark	1072	196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	681	62
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1741	94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.509
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	388
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	388
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1781

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-1450	Intel Atom N455
Essentials
Architecture codename	Temash	Pineview
Launch date	1 June 2013	1 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2704	3311
Series	AMD A-Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
Processor Number		N455
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	66 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	1.66 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	123 million
Base frequency		1.66 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2/3
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory size		2 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	FCBGA559
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 - 15 Watt	6.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		22mm x 22mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Processor graphics		Integrated
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)