Atom D2550 vs i7-860

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-860 and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1982	3154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	1.88	2.46
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)	1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-860 and Atom D2550 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	296 mm2	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-860 and Atom D2550 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
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-860 and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	36 Bit

Security technologies

Core i7-860 and Atom D2550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-860 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-860 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-860 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-860 and Atom D2550.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	4

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	1.89	0.26
Recency	8 September 2009	1 November 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	10 Watt

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