AMD FX-4170 vs Intel Atom D2550

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and Intel Atom D2550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD FX-4170

Intel Atom D2550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 131% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 322
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 409
5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 529 vs 95
5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 271

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 322
PassMark - CPU mark	3047 vs 409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	529 vs 95
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1474 vs 271

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2550

Around 64% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 61.10°C
12.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: Intel Atom D2550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

322

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3047

409

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

529

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1474

271

Name	AMD FX-4170	Intel Atom D2550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	322
PassMark - CPU mark	3047	409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	529	95
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1474	271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.247

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4170	Intel Atom D2550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Cedarview
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	5 January 2012
OPN PIB	FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray	FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2585	3276
Price now	$99.99
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Value for money (0-100)	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		D2550
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	1.86 GHz
Die size	315 mm	66 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	176 million
Unlocked
VID voltage range		0.91V -1.21V
Memory
Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCBGA559
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		22mm X 22 mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Max number of PCIe lanes		4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		640 MHz
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2