Intel Atom C2550 vs AMD Opteron 4386

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2550 and AMD Opteron 4386 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 4386

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2550

Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 96°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
6.8x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 554 vs 494

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	96°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	554 vs 494

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4386

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5419 vs 1422

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5419 vs 1422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2550
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4386

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1422

5419

Name	Intel Atom C2550	AMD Opteron 4386
PassMark - Single thread mark	554	494
PassMark - CPU mark	1422	5419

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2550	AMD Opteron 4386
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avoton	Seoul
Launch date	Q3'13	n/d
Place in performance rating	2864	2810
Processor Number	C2550
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4386WLU8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	96°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)