Intel Atom N450 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N450 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom N450

AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 1.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
32768x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 5.5 Watt vs 20 Watt

Launch date	21 December 2009 vs 1 November 2009
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 2x64 + 2x64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5.5 Watt vs 20 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 537 vs 277
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 577 vs 203

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	537 vs 277
PassMark - CPU mark	577 vs 203

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N450
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

277

537

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

577

Name	Intel Atom N450	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
PassMark - Single thread mark	277	537
PassMark - CPU mark	203	577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	80
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	124

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N450	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Tyler
Launch date	21 December 2009	1 November 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	3298	2924
Processor Number	N450
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	2x AMD Athlon 64
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz	1600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2x64 + 2x64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	123 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	Socket S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5.5 Watt	20 Watt
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
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)