Intel Atom D410 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D410 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, 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 D410

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D410

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 464 vs 303
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 626 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs July 2007
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	464 vs 303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	626 vs 527

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 908 vs 241
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 898 vs 180

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	908 vs 241
PassMark - CPU mark	898 vs 180

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D410
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

180

898

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

464

303

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

527

Name	Intel Atom D410	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
PassMark - Single thread mark	241	908
PassMark - CPU mark	180	898
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	464	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	626	527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		18.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.077
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.88

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D410	Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Conroe
Launch date	January 2010	July 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$636
Place in performance rating	3182	3207
Price now	$635.99	$14.95
Processor Number	D410	E6550
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.14	29.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667/800	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)