Intel Pentium 738 vs Atom D2550 |
Released July, 2004
Intel Pentium 738
- 1.4 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 738
 | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Atom D2550
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Atom D2550
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| 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 | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium 738 vs Atom D2550
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 738 | vs | Atom D2550 |
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| Clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.86 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | No | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 7.5W | 10W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.81 $/year | 2.41 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 6.09W | 8.13W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Pentium 738 | vs | Atom D2550 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.99 - 1.12V | 0.91 - 1.21V | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.64 GHz | 1.87 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.4 GHz | 1.87 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.64 GHz | 1.87 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Integrated | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 640 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
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