Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Atom D2550

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3151	322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.47
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency	2.45	9.70
Architecture codename	Cedarview (2011−2012)	ZEN+ (2018−2019)
Release date	1 November 2011 (13 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	66 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	176 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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	Socket TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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 Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	4 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	1	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	93.867 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2550 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

PCI Express lanes

4

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.26	18.54
Recency	1 November 2011	13 August 2018
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	180 Watt

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