Atom D525 vs A6-5400B

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Aggregate performance score

A6-5400B
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.92
+268%
Atom D525
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.25

A6-5400B outperforms Atom D525 by a whopping 268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-5400B and Atom D525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25333161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.341.82
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$63

Detailed specifications

A6-5400B and Atom D525 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.83 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-5400B and Atom D525 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5400B and Atom D525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit

Security technologies

A6-5400B and Atom D525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5400B and Atom D525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5400B and Atom D525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 7540DIntel GMA 3150

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-5400B 0.92
+268%
Atom D525 0.25

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-5400B 1459
+261%
Atom D525 404

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-5400B 446
+479%
Atom D525 77

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-5400B 718
+284%
Atom D525 187

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.92 0.25
Recency 2 October 2012 21 June 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 13 Watt

A6-5400B has a 268% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom D525, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 400% lower power consumption.

The A6-5400B is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D525 in performance tests.

Note that A6-5400B is a desktop processor while Atom D525 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-5400B and Atom D525, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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