Atom D2500 vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiencyno data1.42
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.87 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size258 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500 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
SocketAM3FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
AMTno data-
HD Audiono data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data4
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 1 November 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 10 Watt

Atom D2500 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D2500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X2 555 BE is a desktop processor while Atom D2500 is a notebook one.


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