Atom N450 vs VIA Nano QuadCore L4700
Primary details
Comparing VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Atom N450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | VIA | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | CNQ (2011) | Pinetrail (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 17 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 21 December 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $64 |
| Current price | no data | $348 (5.4x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Atom N450 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.46 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Bus support | 1333 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 132 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 123 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27.5 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 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 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 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 VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 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 VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 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 | Intel 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 outperforms Atom N450 by 227% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 May 2011 | 21 December 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 5 Watt |
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