Atom N550 vs Phenom II X2 N640

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 N640
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
+406%
Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18

Phenom II X2 N640 outperforms Atom N550 by a whopping 406% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25453266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.461.89
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date1 October 2010 (14 years ago)23 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N640 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz666 MHz
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data87 mm2
Number of transistorsno data176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N640 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Atom N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VurtualizationIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 N640 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 Phenom II X2 N640 and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel 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.


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.

Phenom II X2 N640 0.91
+406%
Atom N550 0.18

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 342
+434%
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.

Phenom II X2 N640 623
+342%
Atom N550 141

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.18
Recency 1 October 2010 23 August 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 8 Watt

Phenom II X2 N640 has a 405.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 month.

Atom N550, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 337.5% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X2 N640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.


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