Atom Z530 vs N550
Primary details
Comparing Atom N550 and Atom Z530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Pineview (2009−2011) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 23 August 2010 (13 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $95 |
| Current price | $198 (2.3x MSRP) | $451 (4.7x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Atom N550 and Atom Z530 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 666 MHz | 533.33 MT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N550 and Atom Z530 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8.5 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Atom Z530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Atom N550 and Atom Z530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N550 and Atom Z530 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N550 and Atom Z530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 | Intel GMA 3150 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
N550 outperforms Z530 by 55% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Z530 outperforms N550 by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
N550 outperforms Z530 by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
N550 outperforms Z530 by 62% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Z530 outperforms N550 by 84% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 August 2010 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Cost | $86 | $95 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 2 Watt |
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