Atom D2550 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+619%
Atom D2550
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.26

A10-5800K outperforms Atom D2550 by a whopping 619% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19953154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.772.46
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Atom D2550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz1.87 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Atom D2550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-
VT-ino data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-5800K and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Atom D2550.

PCI Express lanesno data4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800K 1.87
+619%
Atom D2550 0.26

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5800K 2963
+624%
Atom D2550 409

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 451
+351%
Atom D2550 100

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1094
+281%
Atom D2550 287

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 0.26
Recency 2 October 2012 1 November 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 10 Watt

A10-5800K has a 619.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores.

Atom D2550, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2550 in performance tests.

Note that A10-5800K is a desktop processor while Atom D2550 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5800K and Atom D2550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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