Intel Atom N455 vs AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N455 and AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 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 N455

AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N455

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Launch date	1 May 2010 vs 6 January 2009
Number of threads	2 vs 1
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 488 vs 268
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 278 vs 196
12.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 777 vs 62
7.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 719 vs 94

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	488 vs 268
PassMark - CPU mark	278 vs 196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	777 vs 62
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	719 vs 94

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N455
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

268

488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

196

278

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

777

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

719

Name	Intel Atom N455	AMD Athlon Neo MV-40
PassMark - Single thread mark	268	488
PassMark - CPU mark	196	278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	62	777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	94	719

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N455	AMD Athlon Neo MV-40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Huron
Launch date	1 May 2010	6 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	3311	2804
Processor Number	N455
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	AMD Athlon Neo
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)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 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	1
Number of threads	2	1
Transistor count	123 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2/3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	ASB1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	15 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
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)