Atom N450 vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
+23.1%
Atom N450
2009
1 core / 2 threads, 5 Watt
0.13

Athlon 64 TF-20 outperforms Atom N450 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33003349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 64Intel Atom
Power efficiency0.612.05
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)21 December 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$64

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache0.1 MB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450 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
SocketS1g1FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus ProtectionIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Atom N450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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.

Athlon 64 TF-20 0.16
+23.1%
Atom N450 0.13

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 TF-20 1245
+122%
Atom N450 560

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon 64 TF-20 612
+23.9%
Atom N450 494

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 0.13
Recency 1 May 2009 21 December 2009
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 5 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom N450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 TF-20 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N450 in performance tests.


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