Intel Atom N450 vs N455 vs N475 Comparison

Intel Atom N450 : is a single core processor with a CPU speed of 1.66 GHz, 512 KB Cache, number of threads 2, 64 – bit instruction set and instruction set extensions like SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, bus/core ratio 10, 45 nm of Lithography, 5.5 W of max TDP  (Thermal Design Power/ Thermal Design Point – TDP – it is the maximum amount of power required by the cooling system to dissipate), 0.800 V – 1.175 V of VID voltage range, 2 GB max memory size, DDR2 – 667 memory type, one memory channel.

The other technologies of the processor include Embedded options, Integrated Graphics, Intel Hyper Threading Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (technology which allows the processor to meet its required performance for its operation during minimal power draw and heat dissipation), Thermal Monitoring Technologies, Execute Disable Bit.

Intel Atom N455 : is a single core processor with CPU speed of 1.66 GHz, 512 KB Cache, number of threads 2, 64 – bit instruction set and instruction set extensions like SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, bus/ core retio 10, 45 nm Lithography, 6.5 W of max TDP, 2.5 GT/ s pf DMI, 2 GB of max memory size, DDR2/3 memory types and one memory channel.

The other technologies of the processor include Embedded options, Integrated Graphics with a Graphics Base Frequency of 200 MHz, Intel Hyper Threading Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Thermal Monitoring Technologies, and Execute Disable Bit.

Intel Atom N475 : is a single core processor with CPU speed of 1.83 GHz, 512 KB Cache, number of threads 2, 64 – bit intruction set and instruction set extensions like SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, bus/ core ratio 11, 45 nm Lithography, 6.5 W max TDP, 2.5 GT/s of DMI, 2 GB of max memory size, DDR2/3 memory types and one memory channel.

The other features of the processor include Integrated Graphics with Graphics Base Frequency of 200 MHz, Intel Hyper Threading Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Thermal Monitoring Technologies, Execute Disable Bit

Intel Atom N450 and N455 are exactly same except for support for DDR3 in N455. And since N455 was released after N450 (Previous quarter), the netbooks carrying the N455 are usually better.  Whereas the N475 is a faster processor it also doesnt add much performance boost to be considered as an major upgrade and  in terms of Price vs Performance N455 is better than N475 . And it is newer model than N450, it takes this battle easily.

Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz 559
Intel Atom Z550 @ 2.00GHz – 386
Intel Atom N470 @ 1.83GHz 355
Intel Atom D410 @ 1.66GHz 346
Intel Atom Z540 @ 1.86GHz 341
Intel Atom N475 @ 1.83GHz 337
Intel Atom D425 @ 1.80GHz 327
Intel Atom N450 @ 1.66GHz 319
Intel Atom 230 @ 1.60GHz 315
Intel Atom N280 @ 1.66GHz 314
Intel Atom N455 @ 1.66GHz 309
Intel Atom N270 @ 1.60GHz 304
Intel Atom Z530 @ 1.60GHz 299

Intel Atom N450 vs N550 Comparison and Review

Intel Atom N450 : is a single core processor with a CPU speed of 1.66 GHz, 512 KB Cache, number of threads 2, 64 – bit instruction set and instruction set extensions like SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, bus/core ratio 10, 45 nm of Lithography, 5.5 W of max TDP  (Thermal Design Power/ Thermal Design Point – TDP – it is the maximum amount of power required by the cooling system to dissipate), 0.800 V – 1.175 V of VID voltage range, 2 GB max memory size, DDR2 – 667 memory type, one memory channel.

The other technologies of the processor include Embedded options, Integrated Graphics, Intel Hyper Threading Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (technology which allows the processor to meet its required performance for its operation during minimal power draw and heat dissipation), Thermal Monitoring Technologies, Execute Disable Bit.

Intel Atom N550 : is a dual core processor with CPU speed of 1.5 GHz, 1 MB Cache, number of threads 4, 2.5 GT/s of DMI, 64 – bit instruction set and instruction set extensions like SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, 45 nm of Lithography, 8.5 W of max TDP, max memory size of 2 GB, DDR3 memory type, one memory channel.

The other features of the processor include Integrated Graphics, 200 MHz of Graphics Base Frequency, Intel Hyper Threading Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Thermal Monitoring Technologies, Execute Disable bit

The Intel Atom N550 is the newest member of Intel’s low power and high mobility devices, the N550 also increases the battery life by being more optimal in power usage. With the price difference not much and the newer Models of ASUS and ACER priced around $50- $75 above the models based on N450. It is worth spending the extra few bucks for buying a netbook with Atom N550.

On the Price vs Performance scale Intel Atom N550 beats the Atom N450 handsdown,

With a dual core processor in its Atom series, the Atom is catching up with the Laptop processors, for instance the Atom N550 fares better than many of the processors available on the 11.6 inch laptops. Making it one more reason to go with Netbooks.

Below is the CPU benchmarks for some of the popular Intel Atom Series Processors and low end mobile processors

Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz 559
Intel Atom Z550 @ 2.00GHz – 386
Intel Atom N470 @ 1.83GHz 355
Intel Atom D410 @ 1.66GHz 346
Intel Atom Z540 @ 1.86GHz 341
Intel Atom N475 @ 1.83GHz 337
Intel Atom D425 @ 1.80GHz 327
Intel Atom N450 @ 1.66GHz 319
Intel Atom 230 @ 1.60GHz 315
Intel Atom N280 @ 1.66GHz 314
Intel Atom N455 @ 1.66GHz 309
Intel Atom N270 @ 1.60GHz 304
Intel Atom Z530 @ 1.60GHz 299

Nokia N9 Preview, Specifications and Price

Nokia N9 is a smartphone with QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch input, with handwriting recognition, accelerometer for UI-auto-rotate, and etc., The display screen is TFT capacitive touchscreen, 480 * 800 pixels resolution, 16 million colors, 4 inches in size, scratch-resistant oleophobic surface and the phone weighs 160 g. The 3G network of the phone has 10.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access

The camera is of 5 MP, auto-focus, dual LED flash, face detection, geo-tagging, and video can be taken at 720p with video stabilization. It is a speaker phone with 3.5 mm audio jack. The phone has 64 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, also with microSD card for memory extension. The operating system is MeeGo OS with 1 GHz QSD8250 processor

The other features of the phone include GPRS, EDGE, GPS, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0, USB on-the-go support, Stereo FM with RDS, Games, voice commands, player supporting both MP3 and MP4, Digital Compass, Tv-out through HDMI, Flash Lite 4.0, Photo and video editor, Document viewer, messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, IM and Push. The battery is of 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery. Silver, Black and Blue are the three colors in which the phone would be available. And it is expected to be priced at $600

Nokia N9 Specifications :

3G : 10.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access

Display : TFT capacitive touchscreen, 480 * 800 pixels resolution, 16 million colors, 4 inches in size, scratch-resistant oleophobic surface

Weight : 160 g

Camera : 5 MP, auto-focus, dual LED flash, face detection, geo-tagging, and video can be taken at 720p with video stabilization

QWERTY keyboard, multi-touch input, with handwriting recognition, accelerometer for UI-auto-rotate

Speaker phone with 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory : 64 GB memory, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, also with microSD card for memory extension

OS : MeeGo OS with 1 GHz QSD8250 processor

GPRS

EDGE

GPS

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth v3.0

USB on-the-go support

Stereo FM with RDS

Games

Voice commands

Player supporting both MP3 and MP4

Digital Compass

Tv-out through HDMI

Flash Lite 4.0

Photo and video editor

Document viewer

Messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, IM and Push

Battery : 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery

Colors : Silver, Black and Blue