Athlon II N370 vs Turion II N550

Aggregated performance score

Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads
0.57
Athlon II N370
2010
2 cores / 2 threads
0.59
+3.5%

Athlon II N370 outperforms Turion II N550 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26752665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion IIAMD Athlon II
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date4 October 2010 (13 years old)16 December 2010 (13 years old)
Current price$11.05 no data

Technical specs

Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370 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)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache265 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117.5 mm2
Number of transistorsno data234 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370 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.

SocketS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0DDR3-1066 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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.

Turion II N550 0.57
Athlon II N370 0.59
+3.5%

Athlon II N370 outperforms Turion II N550 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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%

Turion II N550 877
Athlon II N370 899
+2.5%

Athlon II N370 outperforms Turion II N550 by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.57 0.59
Recency 4 October 2010 16 December 2010

We couldn't decide between Turion II N550 and Athlon II N370. The differences in performance seem too small.


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User Ratings

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