Atom N455 vs D525

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Aggregate performance score

Atom D525
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.25
+108%
Atom N455
2010
1 core / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.12

Atom D525 outperforms Atom N455 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom D525 and Atom N455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31623352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.821.62
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date21 June 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63$64

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and Atom N455 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 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size66 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors176 million123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and Atom N455 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
SocketFCBGA559FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and Atom N455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States-no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data

Security technologies

Atom D525 and Atom N455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D525 and Atom N455 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D525 and Atom N455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size4 GB2 GB
Max memory channels11
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150Intel 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.

Atom D525 0.25
+108%
Atom N455 0.12

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.

Atom D525 404
+106%
Atom N455 196

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Atom D525 77
+45.3%
Atom N455 53

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Atom D525 187
+134%
Atom N455 80

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom D525 610
+8.1%
Atom N455 564

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Atom D525 1707
+97.8%
Atom N455 863

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.

Atom D525 891
+81.8%
Atom N455 490

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom D525 55.25
+116%
Atom N455 119.5

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.25 0.12
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 6 Watt

Atom D525 has a 108.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Atom N455, on the other hand, has 116.7% lower power consumption.

The Atom D525 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N455 in performance tests.


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