Intel Atom D2550 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2550 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2550

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 10.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 105 Watt
Launch date 5 January 2012 vs January 2007
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 330 vs 95
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1019 vs 271
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 8192 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 330 vs 95
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1019 vs 271

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2550
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
95
330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
271
1019
Name Intel Atom D2550 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)
PassMark - Single thread mark 322
PassMark - CPU mark 409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 95 330
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 271 1019
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 24.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.829

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom D2550 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (105W)

Essentials

Architecture codename Cedarview Kentsfield
Launch date 5 January 2012 January 2007
Place in performance rating 3275 3279
Processor Number D2550 Q6600
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.86 GHz 2.40 GHz
Die size 66 mm 286 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C B3=62.2°C; G0=71°C
Maximum frequency 1.86 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 176 million 582 million
VID voltage range 0.91V -1.21V 0.8500V-1.500V
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR1, DDR2, 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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA559 LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 105 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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)