Atom N450 vs Turion 64 ML-30
Aggregate performance score
Turion 64 ML-30 outperforms Atom N450 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3610 | 3667 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Turion 64 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.18 | 0.84 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Lancaster (2005−2006) | Pinetrail (2009−2011) |
| Release date | March 2005 (21 years ago) | 21 December 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion 64 ML-30 and Atom N450: 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 ML-30 and Atom N450 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 | 754 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Atom N450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion 64 ML-30 and Atom N450 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 Turion 64 ML-30 and Atom N450 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Atom N450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Turion 64 ML-30 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom N450, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
The AMD Turion 64 ML-30 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N450 in performance tests.
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