Atom D2550 vs Celeron 887

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 887
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.47
+80.8%
Atom D2550
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.26

Celeron 887 outperforms Atom D2550 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 887 and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29193154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.622.46
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date1 September 2012 (12 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 887 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 887 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1023FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 887 and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 887 and Atom D2550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 887 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-
VT-ino data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 887 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB4 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 887 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 887 and Atom D2550.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes164

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.

Celeron 887 0.47
+80.8%
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.

Celeron 887 754
+84.4%
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.

Celeron 887 244
+144%
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.

Celeron 887 430
+49.8%
Atom D2550 287

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 0.26
Recency 1 September 2012 1 November 2011
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron 887 has a 80.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

Atom D2550, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 70% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 887 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2550 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 887 and Atom D2550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Celeron 887
Celeron 887
Intel Atom D2550
Atom D2550

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.5 17 votes

Rate Celeron 887 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.6 36 votes

Rate Atom D2550 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Celeron 887 or Atom D2550, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.