Atom D2550 vs Turion 64 MK-38

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Aggregate performance score

Turion 64 MK-38
1 core / 1 thread, 31 Watt
0.23
Atom D2550
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.26
+13%

Atom D2550 outperforms Turion 64 MK-38 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 MK-38 and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31783139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTurion 64Intel Atom
Power efficiency0.702.46
Architecture codenameRichmondCedarview (2011−2012)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 MK-38 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 MK-38 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MK-38 and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 MK-38 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-
VT-ino data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 MK-38 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 MK-38 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 MK-38 and Atom D2550.

PCI Express lanesno data4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.23 0.26
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 10 Watt

Atom D2550 has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 210% lower power consumption.

The Atom D2550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-38 in performance tests.


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