Pentium III 933 vs Atom D525

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Primary details

Comparing Atom D525 and Pentium III 933 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3161not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency1.82no data
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)Coppermine T (2000)
Release date21 June 2010 (14 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and Pentium III 933 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)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz0.93 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)8 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size66 mm280 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors176 million44 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and Pentium III 933 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
SocketFCBGA559370
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and Pentium III 933. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data

Security technologies

Atom D525 and Pentium III 933 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 D525 and Pentium III 933 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D525 and Pentium III 933. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory size4 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 27 Watt

Atom D525 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom D525 and Pentium III 933. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom D525 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 933 is a desktop one.


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