Atom D2500 vs Celeron N3000

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3000
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.39
+160%
Atom D2500
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.15

Celeron N3000 outperforms Atom D2500 by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30153314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency9.231.42
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.04 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.08 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)4 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
AMTno data-
HD Audio++
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB4 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesIntel GMA
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3000 and Atom D2500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports58
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.


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.

Celeron N3000 0.39
+160%
Atom D2500 0.15

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.

Celeron N3000 626
+160%
Atom D2500 241

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 0.15
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.01
Recency 1 April 2015 1 November 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N3000 has a 160% higher aggregate performance score, 7600% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N3000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2500 in performance tests.


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