Intel Atom C2550 vs AMD Opteron 154

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2550 and AMD Opteron 154 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2550

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
  • 7.4x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 104 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 554 vs 534
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1422 vs 457
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 554 vs 534
PassMark - CPU mark 1422 vs 457

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 154

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2550
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 154

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
554
534
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1422
457
Name Intel Atom C2550 AMD Opteron 154
PassMark - Single thread mark 554 534
PassMark - CPU mark 1422 457

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2550 AMD Opteron 154

Essentials

Architecture codename Avoton Venus
Launch date Q3'13 August 2005
Place in performance rating 2855 2941
Processor Number C2550
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 96°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
Transistor count 106 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 939
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt 104 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2
PCIe configurations x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)