Intel Atom Z550 | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z550 and the AMD Athlon II X2 250 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Atom Z550 1 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the AMD Athlon II X2 250 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2009. |
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Intel Atom (108) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
Intel Atom Z500 (1) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
1 | Generation | 1 |
Silverthorne | Architecture | Propus |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Atom Z550 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Atom Z550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
1 | Cores | 2 |
1 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeUp to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z550, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Atom Z550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
Memory | DDR3-1333 | |
2 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
0 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
0.50 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Atom Z550 has a TDP of 2.4 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Atom Z550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
2.4 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
90 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Atom Z550 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 250 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm. |
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Intel Atom Z550 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
45 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
BGA 441 | Socket | AM3 |
Intel VT-x | Virtualization | AMD-V |
No | AES-NI | No |
Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
Q2/2009 | Release date | Q2/2009 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Atom Z550
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Atom Z550
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Atom Z550
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Atom Z550
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Atom Z550 | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
Unknown | Unknown |