Atom D2550 vs A10-6800K
Primary details
Comparing A10-6800K and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1918 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 1.90 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $142 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-6800K 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 1.87 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-6800K 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6800K and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6800K and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6800K and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 8670D | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-6800K and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-6800K and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6800K and Atom D2550.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 1 November 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 10 Watt |
A10-6800K has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores.
Atom D2550, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-6800K and Atom D2550. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A10-6800K is a desktop processor while Atom D2550 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-6800K and Atom D2550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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