Xeon D-2896TER vs Atom D2550

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER 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	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Cedarview (2011−2012)	no data
Release date	1 November 2011 (12 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$543	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	4	40
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	30 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA559	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	1	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2550 and Xeon D-2896TER.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2011	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	4	40
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	110 Watt

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