Core 2 Quad Q9505S vs Atom D525

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3482	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	0.75	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2011)	no data
Release date	21 June 2010 (15 years ago)	1 July 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	no data
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA559	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. 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)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Atom D525 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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 Core 2 Quad Q9505S are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D525 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, 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 3150

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 June 2010	1 July 2009
Physical cores	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	65 Watt

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