Intel Atom D2500 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom D2500

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
10.4x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 104 Watt

Launch date	28 December 2011 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 104 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 505 vs 323
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 404 vs 241

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	505 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark	404 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

323

505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

404

Name	Intel Atom D2500	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark	323	505
PassMark - CPU mark	241	404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	San Diego
Launch date	28 December 2011	October 2004
Place in performance rating	2999	2995
Processor Number	D2500
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$180
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.18
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	176 million	114 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm X 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	104 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	8
Total number of SATA ports	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	No
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)