Pentium 4 HT 531 vs Atom D525

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Primary details

Comparing Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3161not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency1.82no data
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date21 June 2010 (14 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)16 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size66 mm2109 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors176 million125 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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
SocketFCBGA559775
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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 Pentium 4 HT 531 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size4 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 84 Watt

Atom D525 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 546.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom D525 and Pentium 4 HT 531. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom D525 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 531 is a desktop one.


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