Athlon 1200 vs Atom N550
Primary details
Comparing Atom N550 and Athlon 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Pineview (2009−2011) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 23 August 2010 (14 years ago) | October 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N550 and Athlon 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 666 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N550 and Athlon 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8.5 Watt | 66 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Athlon 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no 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 N550 and Athlon 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 N550 and Athlon 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 N550 and Athlon 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel GMA 3150 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 66 Watt |
Atom N550 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 725% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom N550 and Athlon 1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom N550 is a notebook processor while Athlon 1200 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N550 and Athlon 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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