Intel Atom N450

The Intel Atom N450 is a small and cheap entry level CPU for Netbooks and small laptops. In the package is an integrated memory controller for DDR2 main memory and the GMA 3150 graphics card. 

The performance of the whole system (Atom N450 and integrated GMA 3150) is only sufficient for basic tasks like surfing the web, or office working. HD video, video cutting, advanced photo editing, multitasking and of course gaming may overstrain the GPU and CPU. Compared to the previous Atom generation, the performance gain is only marginally above a similar clocked Atom N280 / GMA 950. To decode HD videos in 1080p the N450 / GMA3150 needs the help from a additional chip like the the ION2 or Broadcom video decoder.

An advantage of the interation, is the small overall power consumption of the CPU, GPU and memory controller (only 5.5 Watt TDP). Intel states 20% power reduction and 60% package reduction. Therefore, the chip is ideally used in small Netbooks, MIDs, and thin laptops. Compared to the Z500 series combined with the US15W chipset (2.4+2.3 W), the power consumption is similar.

Series	Intel Atom
Codename	Pinetrail
Clock Rate	1660 MHz
Front Side Bus	533 MHz
Level 2 Cache	512 KB
Number of Cores / Threads	1 / 2
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	5.5 Watt
Transistor Count	123 Million
Manufacturing Technology	45 nm
Features	0.8-1.175V
Die Size	66 mm2
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	FCBGA559
Features	integrated DDR2 (667 MHz) memory controller, integrated GMA 3150 GPU, Hyperthreading, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Starting Price	$64 U.S.
Announcement Date	12/21/2009
Product Link (external)	Intel Atom N450

Cinebench R10 in comparison Intel Atom Z520 (min)

706.3 

...Intel Atom N470

837.7 

Intel Atom 230

851 

Intel Atom N455

856.3 

Intel Atom N450

861 

863 

Intel Atom N280

868.4 

Intel Atom N475

949 

...Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE (max)

23150 

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