Intel Atom D2550 vs AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2550 and AMD Athlon XP 1500+ 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2550
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- Around 40% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 180 nm
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 6x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 60 Watt
- Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 322 vs 251
- 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 409 vs 167
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 January 2012 vs October 2001 |
Number of cores | 2 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 1.86 GHz vs 1.33 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 180 nm |
L2 cache | 1024 KB vs 256 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt vs 60 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 322 vs 251 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 409 vs 167 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Atom D2550
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1500+
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Atom D2550 | AMD Athlon XP 1500+ |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 322 | 251 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 409 | 167 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 95 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 271 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Atom D2550 | AMD Athlon XP 1500+ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cedarview | Palomino |
Launch date | 5 January 2012 | October 2001 |
Place in performance rating | 3275 | 3271 |
Processor Number | D2550 | |
Series | Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.86 GHz | |
Die size | 66 mm | 150 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 180 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 1.86 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 1 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 176 million | 63 million |
VID voltage range | 0.91V -1.21V | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066 | |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 640 MHz | |
Processor graphics | Integrated | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Package Size | 22mm X 22 mm | |
Sockets supported | FCBGA559 | A |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt | 60 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 4 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i) |