Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Atom D2500
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ outperforms Atom D2500 by a whopping 280% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3314 | 2832 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.42 | 0.61 |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) | December 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 220 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 227 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| AMT | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel GMA | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+.
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 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 | 0.15 | 0.57 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 89 Watt |
Atom D2500 has a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 790% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 5600+, on the other hand, has a 280% higher aggregate performance score.
The Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom D2500 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2500 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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