Intel Atom N2100 vs Intel Core i7-4550U

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Intel Atom N2100 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4550U
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Core i7-4550U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom N2100 and the Intel Core i7-4550U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom N2100 1 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the Intel Core i7-4550U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Atom N2000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
3 Generation 4
Cedarview Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5550U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom N2100 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4550U clocks with 1.50 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom N2100 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4550U
1 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom N2100 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4550U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR SGX545 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5000
0.64 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
32 Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 40
32 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

PowerVR SGX545 GPU Intel HD Graphics 5000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom N2100, while the Intel Core i7-4550U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom N2100 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4550U
DDR3-800 Memory DDR3L-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom N2100 has a TDP of 3.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4550U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom N2100 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4550U
3.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom N2100 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4550U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Atom N2100 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4550U
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 559 Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom N2100 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom N2100 (8%)
Intel Core i7-4550U (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
188 (8%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2275 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
762 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1139 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
895 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1460 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
PowerVR SGX545 @ 0.64 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
Intel HD Graphics 5000 @ 1.10 GHz
704 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom N2100 Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4550U Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
269 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom N2100 Intel Core i7-4550U
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