Atom N2800 vs Celeron G550

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G550
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.79
+182%
Atom N2800
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.28

Celeron G550 outperforms Atom N2800 by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G550 and Atom N2800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26263133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.153.79
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$47

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Atom N2800 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Atom N2800 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Atom N2800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron G550 and Atom N2800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Atom N2800 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Atom N2800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB4.88 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Atom N2800 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Atom N2800.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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.

Celeron G550 0.79
+182%
Atom N2800 0.28

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron G550 1259
+184%
Atom N2800 444

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.28
Recency 1 June 2012 1 December 2011
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron G550 has a 182.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

Atom N2800, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2800 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G550 is a desktop processor while Atom N2800 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G550 and Atom N2800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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