Atom N550 vs Core 2 Duo T5250

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5250
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.35
+94.4%
Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18

Core 2 Duo T5250 outperforms Atom N550 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30633266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.971.89
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release dateno data23 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550 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 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz666 MHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data87 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5250 and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

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.

Core 2 Duo T5250 0.35
+94.4%
Atom N550 0.18

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.

Core 2 Duo T5250 556
+96.5%
Atom N550 283

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.

Core 2 Duo T5250 183
+186%
Atom N550 64

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.

Core 2 Duo T5250 311
+121%
Atom N550 141

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T5250 1298
+74.9%
Atom N550 742

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T5250 58.2
+14.8%
Atom N550 66.8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.18
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 8 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5250 has a 94.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom N550, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 337.5% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.


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