AMD C-60 vs Intel Atom N550

Comparative analysis of AMD C-60 and Intel Atom N550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

AMD C-60

Intel Atom N550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD C-60

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 45 nm
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 354 vs 244

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 August 2011 vs 1 June 2010
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 112 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	354 vs 244

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N550

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 301 vs 290
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 435 vs 108
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 856 vs 197

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	301 vs 290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435 vs 108
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	856 vs 197

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD C-60
CPU 2: Intel Atom N550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

354

244

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

290

301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

108

435

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

197

856

Name	AMD C-60	Intel Atom N550
PassMark - Single thread mark	354	244
PassMark - CPU mark	290	301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	108	435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	197	856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.102
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.487
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	10
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	564
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	10
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	564

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD C-60	Intel Atom N550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ontario	Pineview
Launch date	22 August 2011	1 June 2010
Place in performance rating	3286	3191
Series	AMD C-Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$86
Price now		$86
Processor Number		N550
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.80
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm	87 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Base frequency		1.50 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		666 MHz
Transistor count		176 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory size		2 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	8.5 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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Processor graphics		Integrated
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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