Intel Atom D2550 vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e |
Released March, 2012
Intel Atom D2550
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Atom D2550
 | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 29,700 MB/s | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 8.13W |
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Released October, 2009
AMD Athlon II X3 405e
- 2.3 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X3 405e
| | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | Higher clock speed 2.3 GHz |
| | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes | | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 29,700 MB/s | vs | 93 MB/s | More than 319.2x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 8.13W | vs | 36.56W | 4.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 71 °C | More than 40% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per watt | 3.59 pt/W | vs | 1.59 pt/W | More than 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 2.41 $/year | vs | 10.84 $/year | 4.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 8.76 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | 4.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.3 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | Around 25% higher clock speed | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.45 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better PassMark score | 2,041 | vs | 671 | More than 3x better PassMark score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.3 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Atom D2550 vs Athlon II X3 405e
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Atom D2550 | vs | Athlon II X3 405e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Tri core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 10W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 2.41 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 8.76 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.59 pt/W | 1.59 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 8.13W | 36.56W | |
details | Atom D2550 | vs | Athlon II X3 405e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 3 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.91 - 1.21V | 0.78 - 1.25V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 3.45 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.87 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.87 GHz | 3.45 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Integrated | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 640 MHz | N/A | |
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