Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 vs Intel Atom D2550

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Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom D2550
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Atom D2550

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 or Intel Atom D2550 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Atom D2550 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2550 was released in Q1/2012.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Atom (101)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Atom D2000 (4)
5 Generation 1
Skylake S Architecture Cedarview
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Atom D2550 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.86 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.86 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU Intel GMA 3650
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.64 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 65 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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 HD Graphics P530 GPU Intel GMA 3650
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2550 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
64 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Atom D2550 is 10 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom D2550 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2550
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3
BGA 1440 Socket BGA 559
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q1/2012
434 $ Release price 38 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 (10%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 (7%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1004 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
101 (10%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3859 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
303 (8%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz
41 (10%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
7014 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
434 (6%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1308 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
4296 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1563 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
157 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
716 (100%)
Intel Atom D2550 Intel Atom D2550
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Atom D2550
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