Atom x5-Z8350 vs Turion II N550

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55
Atom x5-Z8350
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.56
+1.8%

Atom x5-Z8350 outperforms Turion II N550 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28472838
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.49no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.92 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache265 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350. 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, HyperTransport 3.0no data
AES-NI-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR34 GB
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data1
USB revisionno data3.0

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 0.55
Atom x5-Z8350 0.56
+1.8%

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.

Turion II N550 877
Atom x5-Z8350 892
+1.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.56
Recency 4 October 2010 8 February 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm

Atom x5-Z8350 has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II N550 and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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