Turion II M560 vs Atom N470

Primary details

Comparing Atom N470 and Turion II M560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Turion II
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 March 2010 (14 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N470 and Turion II M560 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 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 N470 and Turion II M560 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
SocketFCBGA559Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N470 and Turion II M560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
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 N470 and Turion II M560 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 N470 and Turion II M560 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N470 and Turion II M560. 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 cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2010 10 September 2009
Physical cores 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Atom N470 has an age advantage of 5 months, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

Turion II M560, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Atom N470 and Turion II M560. We've got no test results to judge.


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