Intel Atom D2550 vs Intel Core i3-8109U Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Atom D2550		Intel Core i3-8109U
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom D2550 and the Intel Core i3-8109U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Atom D2550 2 core processor released in Q1/2012 with the Intel Core i3-8109U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2017.

Intel Atom (108)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Atom D2000 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000U (8)
1	Generation	8
Cedarview	Architecture	Coffee Lake U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Atom D2550 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.86 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-8109U clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Atom D2550	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8109U
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.86 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Atom D2550	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8109U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel GMA 3650	GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.64 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
65 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	48
32	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
10.1	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel GMA 3650	GPU	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom D2550, while the Intel Core i3-8109U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.
Intel Atom D2550	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8109U
DDR3-1066	Memory	LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
4 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
8.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
1.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Atom D2550 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-8109U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Atom D2550	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8109U
10 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	20 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Atom D2550 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-8109U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Atom D2550	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8109U
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 559	Socket	BGA 1528
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2012	Release date	Q4/2017
38 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom D2550 (11%)

Intel Core i3-8109U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom D2550 (13%)

Intel Core i3-8109U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	101 (11%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	881 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	303 (15%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2021 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Atom D2550 Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz	41 (5%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 @ 1.05 GHz	806 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	434 (10%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	4268 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	55 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	107 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1185 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2524 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	366 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	916 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	153 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom D2550 2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	381 (100%)

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Intel Atom D2550 vs Intel Core i3-8109U

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details