Intel Atom N450 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N450 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 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

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N450

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 5.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	21 December 2009 vs 1 January 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 20% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
2x 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
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 824 vs 277
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 775 vs 203
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 244 vs 80
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 427 vs 124

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	824 vs 277
PassMark - CPU mark	775 vs 203
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	244 vs 80
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	427 vs 124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N450
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

277

824

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

775

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

244

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

124

427

Name	Intel Atom N450	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200
PassMark - Single thread mark	277	824
PassMark - CPU mark	203	775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	80	244
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	124	427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N450	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Penryn
Launch date	21 December 2009	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	3308	2923
Processor Number	N450	T4200
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	123 million	410 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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5.5 Watt	35 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
FSB parity
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)