Intel Atom N470 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N470 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 Pentium Dual Core T4500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N470

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
5x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	10 March 2010 vs 10 January 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
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
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 905 vs 308
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 825 vs 224

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	905 vs 308
PassMark - CPU mark	825 vs 224

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N470
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

308

905

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

224

825

Name	Intel Atom N470	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
PassMark - Single thread mark	308	905
PassMark - CPU mark	224	825
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N470	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Penryn
Launch date	10 March 2010	10 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	3237	3228
Processor Number	N470	T4500
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.83 GHz	2.30 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
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	123 million	410 million
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	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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)