Intel Atom C2550 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2550 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2550

Intel Xeon E5-2609

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2550

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 96°C vs 70.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
5.7x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 80 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	96°C vs 70.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

6x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 64 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 554
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5891 vs 1422

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 554
PassMark - CPU mark	5891 vs 1422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

554

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1422

5891

Name	Intel Atom C2550	Intel Xeon E5-2609
PassMark - Single thread mark	554	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	1422	5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.75

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2550	Intel Xeon E5-2609
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avoton	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'13	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2857	2800
Processor Number	C2550	E5-2609
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$143
Price now		$78
Value for money (0-100)		17.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	96°C	70.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	14 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2	3.0
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2
Scalability		2S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)