Intel Atom D2500 vs AMD A4-3300

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and AMD A4-3300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Atom D2500

AMD A4-3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 611 vs 274
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 925 vs 445

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs September 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611 vs 274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925 vs 445

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3300

Around 34% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 323
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 942 vs 241

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	973 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark	942 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: AMD A4-3300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

323

973

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

942

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

611

274

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

445

Name	Intel Atom D2500	AMD A4-3300
PassMark - Single thread mark	323	973
PassMark - CPU mark	241	942
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611	274
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925	445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.739
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		360

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	AMD A4-3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Llano
Launch date	28 December 2011	September 2011
Place in performance rating	3000	3001
Processor Number	D2500
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	176 million	1178 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm X 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	8
Total number of SATA ports	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	No
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)