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Intel Atom C2350 vs Intel Core i5-2550k. Specifications

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Atom C2350
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Q1/2012
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Intel Core i5-2550k
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What's the best choice Intel Atom C2350 or Intel Core i5-2550k? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Atom C2350 has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i5-2550k has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q1/2012.

Differences

Intel Atom C2350 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C2350
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C2350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    851 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 100% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 90 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2550k CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom C2350 Intel Atom C2350
Intel Core i5-2550k Intel Core i5-2550k
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Atom C2000 left arrow Intel Core i 2000
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.7 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2550k and Intel Atom C2350. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom C2350 and Intel Core i5-2550k Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom C2350 and Intel Core i5-2550k, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Avoton left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    1 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q1/2012
  • Socket
    BGA 1283 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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