Intel Atom C2550 vs AMD Opteron 254

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2550 and AMD Opteron 254 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.

Intel Atom C2550

AMD Opteron 254

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
6.6x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 92 Watt
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1422 vs 451

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt vs 92 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1422 vs 451

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 254

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 578 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	578 vs 554

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2550
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 254

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1422

451

Name	Intel Atom C2550	AMD Opteron 254
PassMark - Single thread mark	554	578
PassMark - CPU mark	1422	451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2550	AMD Opteron 254
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avoton	Troy
Launch date	Q3'13	August 2005
Place in performance rating	2857	2870
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	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt	92 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)