Atom D2550 vs i7-5600U

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1955	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	12.07	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$393	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5600U 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm2	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5600U 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 5500	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5600U and Atom D2550.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	4

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 March 2015	1 November 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

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