Intel Atom N550 vs Intel Pentium M 1.30

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N550 and Intel Pentium M 1.30 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 N550

Intel Pentium M 1.30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N550

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 15% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 22 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2010 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	112 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt vs 22 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.30

Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 384 vs 239
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 301 vs 283

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	384 vs 239
PassMark - CPU mark	301 vs 283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N550
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

239

384

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

283

301

Name	Intel Atom N550	Intel Pentium M 1.30
PassMark - Single thread mark	239	384
PassMark - CPU mark	283	301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	856

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N550	Intel Pentium M 1.30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Banias
Launch date	1 June 2010	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$86
Place in performance rating	3179	3172
Price now	$86
Processor Number	N550
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.80
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.30 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	87 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	666 MHz
L1 cache	112 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	77 million
Maximum core temperature		100°C
VID voltage range		0.956V-1.388V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	437	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8.5 Watt	22 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
Idle States
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)