Atom D2550 vs Celeron N3000

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3000 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	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3000 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	1.04 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.08 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3000 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3000 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	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3000 and Atom D2550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	-
VT-i	-	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	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	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3000 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2550.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	1 November 2011
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	10 Watt

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