Processor N50 vs A8-4500M
Primary details
Comparing A8-4500M and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2378 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-4500M and Processor N50 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1303 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4500M and Processor N50 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 | FS1r2 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
A8-4500M and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Processor N50 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 A8-4500M and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7640G | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Processor N50.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.19 | 2.30 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
A8-4500M has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Processor N50, on the other hand, has 93.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-4500M and Processor N50. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4500M and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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