Atom D2550 vs i3-350M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-350M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
+162%
Atom D2550
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.26

Core i3-350M outperforms Atom D2550 by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-350M and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27333154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.842.46
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-350M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.26 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-350M 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
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-350M 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)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-350M and Atom D2550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-350M and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-350M and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB4 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-350M and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-350M 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.

i3-350M 0.68
+162%
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.

i3-350M 1087
+166%
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.

i3-350M 292
+192%
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.

i3-350M 589
+105%
Atom D2550 287

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.26
Recency 7 January 2010 1 November 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

i3-350M has a 161.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom D2550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-350M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2550 in performance tests.


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