Atom D525 vs A8-8600P

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Aggregate performance score

A8-8600P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.55
+520%
Atom D525
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.25

A8-8600P outperforms Atom D525 by a whopping 520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-8600P and Atom D525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21293161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD CarrizoIntel Atom
Power efficiency4.191.82
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$63

Detailed specifications

A8-8600P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.83 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-8600P 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Atom D525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
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

A8-8600P 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 A8-8600P and Atom D525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Atom D525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R6 GraphicsIntel GMA 3150
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Atom D525 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-8600P and Atom D525 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Atom D525.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

A8-8600P 1.55
+520%
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.

A8-8600P 2464
+510%
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.

A8-8600P 360
+368%
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.

A8-8600P 1007
+439%
Atom D525 187

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 0.25
Recency 3 June 2015 21 June 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 13 Watt

A8-8600P has a 520% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

The A8-8600P is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D525 in performance tests.


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