Intel Atom x6214RE vs AMD Turion II N550

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x6214RE and AMD Turion II N550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom x6214RE

AMD Turion II N550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x6214RE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 45 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1109 vs 877

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1109 vs 877

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N550

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 891 vs 754

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	891 vs 754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x6214RE
CPU 2: AMD Turion II N550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

891

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

877

Name	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD Turion II N550
PassMark - Single thread mark	754	891
PassMark - CPU mark	1109	877

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x6214RE	AMD Turion II N550
Essentials
Launch date	Q1'23	4 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$47
Place in performance rating	2607	2449
Processor Number	X6214RE
Architecture codename		Champlain
Series		AMD Turion II
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	1.40 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		265 KB
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB LPDDR4/x & DDR4 with In-Band ECC
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1493	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)