AMD C-50 vs Intel Atom N270

Comparative analysis of AMD C-50 and Intel Atom N270 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 C-50

Intel Atom N270

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD C-50

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 308 vs 174
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 258 vs 136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 November 2010 vs 1 March 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 56 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	308 vs 174
PassMark - CPU mark	258 vs 136

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N270

Around 60% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
3x lower typical power consumption: 2.5 Watt vs 9 Watt

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2.5 Watt vs 9 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD C-50
CPU 2: Intel Atom N270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

308

174

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

258

136

Name	AMD C-50	Intel Atom N270
PassMark - Single thread mark	308	174
PassMark - CPU mark	258	136
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	85
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.042
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	150
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1102
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	150
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1102

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD C-50	Intel Atom N270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ontario	Diamondville
Launch date	9 November 2010	1 March 2008
Place in performance rating	3247	3312
Series	AMD C-Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$44
Processor Number		N270
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm	26 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	56 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	2
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Transistor count		47 million
VID voltage range		0.9V-1.1625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	2.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		22mm x 22mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring