Processor N50 vs Athlon II Neo K145

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II Neo K145
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 12 Watt
0.19
Processor N50
2023
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.74
+816%

Processor N50 outperforms Athlon II Neo K145 by a whopping 816% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II Neo K145 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32532038
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon II Neono data
Power efficiency1.5027.44
Architecture codenameNile (2010)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date15 December 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II Neo K145 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate2000 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II Neo K145 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Athlon II Neo K145 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Processor N50.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.19 1.74
Recency 15 December 2010 3 January 2023
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 6 Watt

Processor N50 has a 815.8% 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 100% lower power consumption.

The Processor N50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K145 in performance tests.


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