Core i3-2308M vs Atom D525

Primary details

Comparing Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2010)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	21 June 2010 (14 years ago)	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	no data
Current price	$320 (5.1x MSRP)	$136

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M 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	1.83 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	87 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C
Number of transistors	176 Million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	559 FCBGA8	rPGA988B / BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D525 and Core i3-2308M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 June 2010	20 February 2011
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt

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