Atom D425 vs Xeon X5677
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5677 outperforms Atom D425 by a whopping 2338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5677 and Atom D425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1606 | 3333 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 2.31 | 1.23 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 21 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $993 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5677 and Atom D425 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 80 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5677 and Atom D425 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5677 and Atom D425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| PAE | 40 Bit | 32 Bit |
Security technologies
Xeon X5677 and Atom D425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5677 and Atom D425 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5677 and Atom D425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel GMA 3150 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5677 and Atom D425.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.17 | 0.13 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 21 June 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 10 Watt |
Xeon X5677 has a 2338.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Atom D425, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 1200% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5677 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D425 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5677 is a server/workstation processor while Atom D425 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5677 and Atom D425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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