Duron 1800 vs Atom N550

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N550 and Duron 1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Duron
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date23 August 2010 (14 years ago)15 August 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N550 and Duron 1800 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate666 MHz266.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data13.5
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)64 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size87 mm280.89 mm2
Number of transistors176 million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N550 and Duron 1800 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA559no data
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Duron 1800. 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 N550 and Duron 1800 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 Duron 1800 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 Duron 1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size2 GB4 GB
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 August 2010 15 August 2003
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 57 Watt

Atom N550 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 612.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom N550 and Duron 1800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N550 is a notebook processor while Duron 1800 is a desktop one.


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