Atom N550 vs FX-6300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.60
+1344%
Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18

FX-6300 outperforms Atom N550 by a whopping 1344% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17313266
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.591.89
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)23 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Atom N550 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data666 MHz
L1 cache288 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size315 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Atom N550 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Atom N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Atom N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel GMA 3150

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Atom N550.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

FX-6300 2.60
+1344%
Atom N550 0.18

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.

FX-6300 4137
+1362%
Atom N550 283

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-6300 456
+613%
Atom N550 64

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-6300 1431
+915%
Atom N550 141

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 0.18
Recency 23 October 2012 23 August 2010
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 8 Watt

FX-6300 has a 1344.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N550, on the other hand, has 1087.5% lower power consumption.

The FX-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Atom N550 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Atom N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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