AMD Turion II N570 vs Intel Atom N550

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II N570 and Intel Atom N550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Turion II N570

Intel Atom N550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N570

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 80% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
2.4x 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

Launch date	16 December 2010 vs 1 June 2010
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L1 cache	265 KB vs 112 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N550

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II N570
CPU 2: Intel Atom N550

Name	AMD Turion II N570	Intel Atom N550
PassMark - Single thread mark		244
PassMark - CPU mark		301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		856

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion II N570	Intel Atom N550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Pineview
Launch date	16 December 2010	1 June 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	3191
Series	AMD Turion II	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
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	666 MHz
L1 cache	265 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 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
Die size		87 mm2
Transistor count		176 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	8.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		22mm x 22mm
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
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)
Memory
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory size		2 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Processor graphics		Integrated
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)