Intel Atom N470 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P7450

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N470 and Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 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, 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).

Intel Atom N470

Intel Core 2 Duo P7450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N470

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	10 March 2010 vs 1 January 2009
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P7450

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 837 vs 308
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 783 vs 224

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	837 vs 308
PassMark - CPU mark	783 vs 224

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N470
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

308

837

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

224

783

Name	Intel Atom N470	Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
PassMark - Single thread mark	308	837
PassMark - CPU mark	224	783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		278
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.679

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N470	Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Penryn
Launch date	10 March 2010	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	3237	3241
Processor Number	N470	P7450
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.44
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.83 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	123 million	410 million
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667
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 x22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	25 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)