i3-2308M vs Atom D525

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Primary details

Comparing Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Core i3
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date21 June 2010 (14 years ago)20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size66 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C
Number of transistors176 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA559rPGA988B / BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data

Security technologies

Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size4 GB16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 June 2010 20 February 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 35 Watt

Atom D525 has 169.2% lower power consumption.

i3-2308M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M. We've got no test results to judge.


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