Turion II N550 vs Solo T1200
Aggregate performance score
Turion II N550 outperforms Core Solo T1200 by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3304 | 2847 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Core Solo | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 0.56 | 1.49 |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | January 2006 (18 years ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 265 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 90 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 151 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550 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 | no data |
| Socket | 479 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 0.55 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Solo T1200 has 29.6% lower power consumption.
Turion II N550, on the other hand, has a 243.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Turion II N550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Solo T1200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Solo T1200 and Turion II N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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