Atom D425 vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3333
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$993

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.83 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 million123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425 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
SocketAM3FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 21 June 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 10 Watt

Phenom II X2 555 BE has 100% more physical cores.

Atom D425, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 700% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 555 BE and Atom D425. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X2 555 BE is a desktop processor while Atom D425 is a notebook one.


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