Atom D525 vs Duo T2500

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Aggregate performance score

Core Duo T2500
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.26
+4%
Atom D525
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.25

Core Duo T2500 outperforms Atom D525 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2500 and Atom D525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31483157
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore DuoIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.791.82
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (18 years ago)21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120$63

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2500 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 speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size90 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors151 million176 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2500 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
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2500 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)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States--
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bit32 Bit
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core Duo T2500 and Atom D525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2500 and Atom D525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2500 and Atom D525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR2, 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 cardno dataIntel 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.

Duo T2500 0.26
+4%
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.

Duo T2500 408
+1.5%
Atom D525 402

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Duo T2500 1621
+81.9%
Atom D525 891

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 0.25
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 13 Watt

Duo T2500 has a 4% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom D525, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 138.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core Duo T2500 and Atom D525.


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