Celeron G5905 vs Atom N550

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18
Celeron G5905
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.76
+878%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Atom N550 by a whopping 878% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32662032
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency1.892.87
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)no data
Release date23 August 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Bus rate666 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA559FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Celeron G5905. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N550 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel GMA 3150Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom N550 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N550 and Celeron G5905.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom N550 0.18
Celeron G5905 1.76
+878%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Atom N550 283
Celeron G5905 2789
+886%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Atom N550 64
Celeron G5905 740
+1056%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Atom N550 141
Celeron G5905 1263
+796%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.18 1.76
Integrated graphics card 0.01 1.89
Recency 23 August 2010 1 July 2020
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 58 Watt

Atom N550 has 100% more threads, and 625% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has a 877.8% higher aggregate performance score, 18800% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G5905 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom N550 is a notebook processor while Celeron G5905 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N550 and Celeron G5905, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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