Intel Atom D2550 vs AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2550 and AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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).

Intel Atom D2550

AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2550

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
14x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	5 January 2012 vs March 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Name	Intel Atom D2550	AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	322
PassMark - CPU mark	409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	95
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	271
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.494

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2550	AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Agena
Launch date	5 January 2012	March 2008
Place in performance rating	3275	3295
Processor Number	D2550
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Die size	66 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	450 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Unlocked
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	140 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™)