Atom D525 vs D2560
Primary details
Comparing Atom D2560 and Atom D525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Pinetrail (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 24 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 21 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $63 |
Detailed specifications
Atom D2560 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.91V -1.21V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2560 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2560 and Atom D525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| vPro | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | 32 Bit |
Security technologies
Atom D2560 and Atom D525 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 D2560 and Atom D525 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2560 and Atom D525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 | Intel GMA 3150 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2560 and Atom D525 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2560 and Atom D525.
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 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.
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
| Recency | 24 October 2012 | 21 June 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 13 Watt |
Atom D2560 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom D2560 and Atom D525. We've got no test results to judge.
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