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Intel Atom C2550 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Atom C2550
Intel Atom C2550
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

What's the best choice Intel Atom C2550 or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Atom C2550 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 14 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

Intel Atom C2550 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C2550
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1417 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    14 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C2550 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    801 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    706 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    719 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1164 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    842 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.5 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    257 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    761 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    330 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1014 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    497 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    98 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    569 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    429 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom C2550 Intel Atom C2550
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Atom C2000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v2
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Intel Atom C2550. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom C2550 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    14 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom C2550 and Intel Atom C2550, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Avoton left arrow Ivy Bridge EP
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1283 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Atom C2550 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1147
Intel Atom C2550
2275
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3845
Intel Atom C2550
28770
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.36
Intel Atom C2550
0.93
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2330
Intel Atom C2550
13142
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

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