AMD A6 Pro-7050B vs AMD Turion II N550

Comparative analysis of AMD A6 Pro-7050B and AMD Turion II N550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6 Pro-7050B

AMD Turion II N550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6 Pro-7050B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1010 vs 877

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2014 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1010 vs 877

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N550

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 891 vs 866

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	891 vs 866

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6 Pro-7050B
CPU 2: AMD Turion II N550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

866

891

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1010

877

Name	AMD A6 Pro-7050B	AMD Turion II N550
PassMark - Single thread mark	866	891
PassMark - CPU mark	1010	877

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6 Pro-7050B	AMD Turion II N550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Champlain
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	4 June 2014	4 October 2010
OPN Tray	AM705BECH23JA
Place in performance rating	2458	2440
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	245 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	2410 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		265 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
iGPU core count	192
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0