Intel Atom D2550 vs AMD E-450

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2550 and AMD E-450 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom D2550

AMD E-450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2550

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.65 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 40 nm
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 18 Watt
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 271 vs 226

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2012 vs 22 August 2011
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz vs 1.65 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 18 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	271 vs 226

Reasons to consider the AMD E-450

Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 497 vs 322
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 436 vs 409
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 124 vs 95

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	497 vs 322
PassMark - CPU mark	436 vs 409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	124 vs 95

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2550
CPU 2: AMD E-450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

322

497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

409

436

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

124

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

271

226

Name	Intel Atom D2550	AMD E-450
PassMark - Single thread mark	322	497
PassMark - CPU mark	409	436
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	95	124
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	271	226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		0.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.716
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		984
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		984
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2135

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2550	AMD E-450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Zacate
Launch date	5 January 2012	22 August 2011
Place in performance rating	3289	2903
Processor Number	D2550
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	AMD E-Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Die size	66 mm	75 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	1.65 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	176 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	DDR3
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	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	18 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)