Atom D2550 vs V-Series V120
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Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3148 | 3156 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD V-Series | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 2.47 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.87 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
| VT-i | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of V-Series V120 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and Atom D2550.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 November 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Atom D2550 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between V-Series V120 and Atom D2550.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Atom D2550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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