Atom N455 vs Duo T2500
Aggregate performance score
Core Duo T2500 outperforms Atom N455 by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3140 | 3337 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Core Duo | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.79 | 1.62 |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Pinetrail (2009−2011) |
| Release date | January 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $120 | $64 |
Detailed specifications
Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 90 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 151 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.1625V - 1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455 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 |
| Socket | PBGA479,PPGA478 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel GMA 3150 |
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.
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 0.12 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 6 Watt |
Duo T2500 has a 116.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Atom N455, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 416.7% lower power consumption.
The Core Duo T2500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N455 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Duo T2500 and Atom N455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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