A6-5345M vs Atom N450
Aggregate performance score
A6-5345M outperforms Atom N450 by a whopping 446% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom N450 and A6-5345M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3349 | 2715 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.05 | 3.95 |
| Architecture codename | Pinetrail (2009−2011) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 21 December 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N450 and A6-5345M 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 | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.67 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 123 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N450 and A6-5345M 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 | FCBGA559 | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and A6-5345M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom N450 and A6-5345M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N450 and A6-5345M 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 Atom N450 and A6-5345M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 8410G (450 - 600 MHz) |
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.13 | 0.71 |
| Recency | 21 December 2009 | 1 June 2013 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 17 Watt |
Atom N450 has 240% lower power consumption.
A6-5345M, on the other hand, has a 446.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The A6-5345M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N450 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N450 and A6-5345M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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