i3-N300 vs Turion II N550

Aggregate performance score

Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.47
+895%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Turion II N550 by a whopping 895% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28281153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIno data
Power efficiency1.4873.64
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache265 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

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.

Turion II N550 0.55
i3-N300 5.47
+895%

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.

Turion II N550 877
i3-N300 8655
+887%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 5.47
Recency 4 October 2010 3 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

i3-N300 has a 894.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-N300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II N550 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II N550 and Core i3-N300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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