VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 vs Atom N450

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomC3-M
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)Nehemiah
Release date21 December 2009 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz200 MHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors123 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA559no data
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N450 and VIA C3-M C3-M-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom N450 117
+131%
VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 270

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 18 Watt

Atom N450 has 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 260% lower power consumption.

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