Apple M1 vs Atom N450

Primary details

Comparing Atom N450 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	21 December 2009 (14 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	no data
Current price	$348 (5.4x MSRP)	$3.99

Detailed specifications

Atom N450 and Apple M1 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	16 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	123 Million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom N450 and Apple M1 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA559	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	5.5 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom N450 and Apple M1 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 Apple M1 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N450 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
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 Compare

Intel GMA 3150

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 December 2009	10 November 2020
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

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