Intel Atom C2550 vs AMD Opteron 6308

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2550 and AMD Opteron 6308 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2550

AMD Opteron 6308

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2550

Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 96°C vs 74.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
8.2x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	96°C vs 74.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2550
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6308

Name	Intel Atom C2550	AMD Opteron 6308
PassMark - Single thread mark	554
PassMark - CPU mark	1422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.802

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2550	AMD Opteron 6308
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avoton
Launch date	Q3'13
Place in performance rating	2857	3017
Processor Number	C2550
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6308WKT4GHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	96°C	74.40°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
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		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt	115 Watt
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)