Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) vs Atom D2550

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3154not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency2.46no data
Architecture codenameCedarview (2011−2012)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.86 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.87 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size66 mm2285 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors176 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) 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
SocketFCBGA559AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W). 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 Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) 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 Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
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) 3650 (640 MHz)no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W).

PCI Express lanes4no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 125 Watt

Atom D2550 has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom D2550 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2550 and Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W), 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.


Intel Atom D2550
Atom D2550
AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)
Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W)

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.6 36 votes

Rate Atom D2550 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 51 vote

Rate Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Atom D2550 or Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W), agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.