Intel Atom D2550 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2550 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Atom D2550

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2550

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
8.9x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	5 January 2012 vs September 2006
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 266 vs 95
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 498 vs 271

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	266 vs 95
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	498 vs 271

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2550
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

266

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

271

498

Name	Intel Atom D2550	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	322
PassMark - CPU mark	409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	95	266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	271	498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2550	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Windsor
Launch date	5 January 2012	September 2006
Place in performance rating	3289	3307
Processor Number	D2550
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$53.09
Value for money (0-100)		7.68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Die size	66 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 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	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	154 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	640 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 22 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)