i5-2487M vs Atom D2550

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Cedarview (2011−2012)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M 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	1.86 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	66 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	176 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA559	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+
VT-i	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	4 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M.

PCI Express lanes

4

no data

Pros & cons summary

---

Power consumption (TDP)

10 Watt

35 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2550 and Core i5-2487M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---