A6-9220e vs Atom D2550
Aggregate performance score
A6-9220e outperforms Atom D2550 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom D2550 and A6-9220e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3139 | 2779 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Power efficiency | 2.46 | 9.78 |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom D2550 and A6-9220e 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 124.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 1200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2550 and A6-9220e 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2550 and A6-9220e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Virtualization, |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2550 and A6-9220e 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 Atom D2550 and A6-9220e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz) | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 600 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2550 and A6-9220e integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2550 and A6-9220e.
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 0.62 |
| Recency | 1 November 2011 | 1 June 2017 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Atom D2550 has 100% more threads.
A6-9220e, on the other hand, has a 138.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The A6-9220e is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2550 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2550 and A6-9220e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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