Intel Core i7-4600U vs Intel Atom N550

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,713

Rank #1,092

vs
3,825

Rank #2,008

4,713
3,825

Core i7-4600U wins by 18.8% (Rank #1092 vs #2008)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,899

Rank #1,005

vs
3,548

Rank #2,003

4,899
3,548

Core i7-4600U wins by 27.6% (Rank #1005 vs #2003)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,433

Rank #1,374

vs
4,241

Rank #1,929

4,433
4,241

Core i7-4600U wins by 4.3% (Rank #1374 vs #1929)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,543

Rank #1,206

vs
4,457

Rank #1,754

4,543
4,457

Core i7-4600U wins by 1.9% (Rank #1206 vs #1754)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,509

Rank #1,270

vs
4,426

Rank #1,744

4,509
4,426

Core i7-4600U wins by 1.8% (Rank #1270 vs #1744)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,548

Rank #1,113

vs
4,439

Rank #1,740

4,548
4,439

Core i7-4600U wins by 2.4% (Rank #1113 vs #1740)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-4600U Atom N550 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
2,100 MHz
1,500 MHz
+28.6%
Clock Multiplier
21x
13x
+38.1%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
0 MiB
-50%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
1
+50%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+87.5%
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
6 GB/s
+75%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
9 W
43.3% more
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
45 nm
51.1% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-4600U Atom N550
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i7-4600U N550
Core Name Haswell-ULT Pineview
Socket FCBGA1168 FCBGA559
Package FC-BGA1168 µFCBGA8
Memory Type DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 4x1, 2x4 1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-4600U
Intel
Atom N550
Intel

Model Number

Core i7-4600U
i7-4600U
Atom N550
N550

Core Name

Core i7-4600U
Haswell-ULT
Atom N550
Pineview

Socket

Core i7-4600U
FCBGA1168
Atom N550
FCBGA559

Package

Core i7-4600U
FC-BGA1168
Atom N550
µFCBGA8

Memory Type

Core i7-4600U
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Atom N550
DDR3

ECC Support

Core i7-4600U
No
Atom N550
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-4600U
2.0
Atom N550
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-4600U
4x1, 2x4
Atom N550
1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1

Market Segment

Core i7-4600U
Mobile
Atom N550
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-4600U
Yes
Atom N550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-4600U Atom N550
Process 22 nm 45 nm
Die Area 118 mm² 87 mm²
Transistor Count 1,300 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core i7-4600U
22 nm
Atom N550
45 nm

Die Area

Core i7-4600U
118 mm²
Atom N550
87 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-4600U
1,300
Atom N550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-4600U
Intel
Atom N550
Intel

Word Size

Core i7-4600U
64-bit
Atom N550
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-4600U Atom N550
GPU HD Graphics 4400 Integrated
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 756 MHz

GPU

Core i7-4600U
HD Graphics 4400
Atom N550
Integrated

GPU Designer

Core i7-4600U
Intel
Atom N550
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-4600U
1100 MHz
Atom N550
756 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-4600U Atom N550
3DNow!
AES
AVX
AVX2
E3DNow!
EIST
EMMX
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64