Processor N50 vs Atom N280

Place in the ranking	3369	2025
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	3.79	27.60
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 February 2009 (15 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom N280 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	666.66 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N280 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PBGA437	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N280 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N280 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N280 and Processor N50.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.10	1.75
Recency	1 February 2009	3 January 2023
Physical cores	1	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

Atom N280 has 200% lower power consumption.

Processor N50, on the other hand, has a 1650% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Processor N50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N280 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N280 and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.