E-240 vs Atom N550

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18
+50%

Atom N550 outperforms E-240 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N550 and E-240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32663354
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomAMD E-Series
Power efficiency1.890.63
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date23 August 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N550 and E-240 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 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate666 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die size87 mm275 mm2
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N550 and E-240 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
SocketFCBGA559FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and E-240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
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 E-240 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 E-240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N550 and E-240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3 Single-channel
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel GMA 3150AMD Radeon HD 6310

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
+50%
E-240 0.12

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
+45.1%
E-240 195

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
E-240 107
+67.2%

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
+27%
E-240 111

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom N550 517
E-240 938
+81.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Atom N550 742
+48.3%
E-240 501

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 N550 66.8
+106%
E-240 137.4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.18 0.12
Integrated graphics card 0.01 0.32
Recency 23 August 2010 4 January 2011
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 18 Watt

Atom N550 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 125% lower power consumption.

E-240, on the other hand, has 3100% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Atom N550 is our recommended choice as it beats the E-240 in performance tests.


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