Intel Atom D2500 vs D525

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Intel Atom D2500 advantages

Operating frequency of the D2500 is higher than the frequency of the Intel D525 processor.
Power consumption of the D2500 is better.

Intel Atom D525 advantages

One of the distinctive features of this CPU is Hyper-Threading technology, which allows each CPU core to run two threads simultaneously.

D2500 vs D525 specifications comparison

The charts below compare the most important characteristics of the Intel Atom D525 and Atom D2500 microprocessors. These features, along with an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a microprocessor performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph shows the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph represents the number of additional threads, offered by Hyper-Threading technology.

The number of cores / threads

5
4
3
2
1
0

2

4

Higher is better

Operating frequency

3
2.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
0

1.87GHz

1.8GHz

Higher is better

Thermal Design Power

20
16
12
8
4
0

10W

13W

Lower is better

- Intel Atom D2500 - Intel Atom D525

Detailed side by side comparison of Intel Atom D2500 vs Intel Atom D525 specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.

Pros and Cons summary


Atom D2500	Atom D525
General recommendations: Higher base frequency, Somewhat lower power	General recommendations: Supports more threads at once
Drawbacks: Cannot execute as many threads at once	Drawbacks: Has lower base frequency, Less energy efficient

Similar processors


Atom D2500	Atom D525
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Similar CPUs use the same socket and architecture as Intel Atom D2500 and D525, but their performance and other characteristics are slightly different.

Where to buy

The CPUs are sold only as tray chips. They are not stocked by large computer shops, however they may be available from smaller stores.
The official price of the CPU is $ 42.

Specifications

	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Atom D525
	Basic details
Market segment	Mobile
Manufacturer	Intel
Family	Intel Atom
Model number	D2500	D525
CPU part number	DF8064101055400	AU80610006225AA
Introduction date	September 25, 2011	June 21, 2010
Current official price	$42 (as of Apr 2013)

	CPU features
Core name	Cedarview-D	Pineview
Platform name	Cedar Trail	Pine Trail-D
Microarchitecture	Saltwell	Bonnell
Technology (micron)	0.032	0.045
Data width (bits)	64
Socket	BGA559
Frequency (MHz)	1867	1800
L1 cache	64 KB (code) / 48 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)	1024
Max temperature (°C)	100
TDP (Watt)	10	13
Core voltage (V)	0.91 - 1.21	0.8 - 1.175
Cores	2
Threads	2	4
Multiprocessing	1

	Instruction set extensions
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology	+
MMX	+
SSE	+
SSE2	+
SSE3	+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3	+

	Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading	-	+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit	+

	Integrated Graphics
GPU Type	GMA 3600	GMA 3150

Notes:

Rows with different specifications or features are highlighted.

For detailed specifications of "Intel Atom D2500" or "Intel Atom D525" parts please click on the links in the table header.

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Last modified: 12 May 2013