Pentium G632 vs Atom N550

Primary details

Comparing Atom N550 and Pentium G632 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)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	23 August 2010 (14 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N550 and Pentium G632 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	666 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	87 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom N550 and Pentium G632 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	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	8.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Pentium G632. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom N550 and Pentium G632 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N550 and Pentium G632 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N550 and Pentium G632. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel GMA 3150	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N550 and Pentium G632 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N550 and Pentium G632.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 August 2010	4 September 2011
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	65 Watt

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