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).

 

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: 906 vs 241
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 891 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 906 vs 241
PassMark - CPU mark 891 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
906
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
180
891
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 241 906
PassMark - CPU mark 180 891
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 3206
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)