Atom D2550 vs Athlon X2 7450
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Kuma (2008−2009) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | December 2008 (15 years ago) | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 7450 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.87 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 7450 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 | AM2+ | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7450 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 |
| 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 Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| VT-i | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 10 Watt |
Atom D2550 has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X2 7450 is a desktop processor while Atom D2550 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 7450 and Atom D2550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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