Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Atom N550
Primary details
Comparing Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 422 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 99.70 |
| Architecture codename | Pineview (2009−2011) | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 23 August 2010 (14 years ago) | May 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 666 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| 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 Compare | Intel GMA 3150 | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 15 Watt |
Atom N550 has 87.5% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Z1 Extreme, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N550 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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