Processor N100 vs Turion II N550

Place in the ranking	2828	1786
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Turion II	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	1.49	37.07
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	4 October 2010 (14 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Turion II N550 and Processor N100 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	265 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N550 and Processor N100 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	no data	1
Socket	S1	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N550 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Turion II N550 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N550 and Processor N100 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 Turion II N550 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II N550 and Processor N100.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.55	2.35
Recency	4 October 2010	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Processor N100 has a 327.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Processor N100 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 Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.