Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Atom N550 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA559

Clockspeed: 1.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 8.5 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 24 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 512 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N550 @ 1.50GHz, Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N550 @ 1.50GHz, Intel Atom CPU N550 @ 1.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 3.54

Overall Rank:
5385th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
5445th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
1413th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $86.00 USD (2010-08-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

304

Single Thread Rating

239

Samples: 85*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 539
Thread: 243

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz

Integer Math	1,161 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	524 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	2 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,099 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	87.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	8,507 KBytes/Sec
Physics	50 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	115 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	239 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,756
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,477
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz		304

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz		3.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz		239

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2735536 - Jul 02 2025		321
BL5082894 - Dec 31 2024		371
BL1783725 - Apr 01 2023		250
BL5016666 - May 23 2022		354
BL1500750 - Jan 21 2022		214

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz		304
Intel Atom N570 @ 1.66GHz vs Intel Atom N550		360 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Atom N550		2,350 (+672.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Atom N550		1,894 (+522.5%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Atom N550		1,328 (+336.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Atom N550		1,949 (+540.3%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Atom N550		1,006 (+230.6%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Atom N550		2,040 (+570.4%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Atom N550		1,987 (+552.8%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Atom N550		1,796 (+490.1%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Atom N550		1,731 (+468.8%)
AMD Phenom II N660 Dual-Core vs Intel Atom N550		1,083 (+256.0%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Atom N550		1,032 (+239.0%)

Is the Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,408
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,990
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,884
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Atom N550 @ 1.50GHz		64

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