i5-2560LM vs Atom N450

Primary details

Comparing Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3345	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	2.04	no data
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	21 December 2009 (14 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.67 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	533 MHz	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	19
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	66 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	123 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA559	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	5.5 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N450 and Core i5-2560LM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	35 Watt

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