Pentium 4 HT 631 vs Atom D2550

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Primary details

Comparing Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Architecture codenameCedarview (2011−2012)Cedar Mill (2006)
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)January 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.86 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)28 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size66 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors176 million188 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA559775
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt86 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size4 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631.

PCI Express lanes4no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 86 Watt

Atom D2550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 760% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom D2550 and Pentium 4 HT 631. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom D2550 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 631 is a desktop one.


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