VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 vs Atom D525

Primary details

Comparing Atom D525 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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	C7-M
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2010)	Esther
Release date	21 June 2010 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	no data
Current price	$320 (5.1x MSRP)	$350

Detailed specifications

Atom D525 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	400 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom D525 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D525 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom D525 and VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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 VIA C7-M C7-M-1600 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 VIA C7-M C7-M-1600. 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
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel GMA 3150

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	12 Watt

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