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Intel Atom C2550 vs Intel Core i3-550

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 53 %
Intel Atom C2550
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-550
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Atom C2550
Rank 2 - 92 %
Intel Core i3-550
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Atom C2550
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
259
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
489
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Atom C2550
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
971
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
1,170

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At a glance

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
FamilyIntel Atom (108)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Atom C2000 (7)Intel Core i3 500 (4)
ArchitectureAvotonClarkdale
Technology22 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketBGA 1283LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 2.40 GHz 3.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 2.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 2.60 GHz
L2-Cache0.50 MB
L3-Cache2.00 MB4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Westmere)
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.73 GHz
CUs / Shader / 12 / 24
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2010

NPU AI performance

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
MemoryDDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCYesYes
PCIe2.0 x 162.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
TDP14 W73 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Atom C2550Intel Core i3-550
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ3/2013Q2/2010
Release price74 $117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Atom C2550
Intel Atom C2550
4C / 4T · 2.40 - 2.60 GHz
Intel Core i3-550
Intel Core i3-550
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

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