Intel Atom D2500 vs AMD A4-3400

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and AMD A4-3400 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).

 

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
  • Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 611 vs 344
  • Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 925 vs 625
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 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 925 vs 625

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-3400

  • Around 45% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1082 vs 323
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1086 vs 241
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1082 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark 1086 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: AMD A4-3400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
323
1082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
241
1086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
611
344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
925
625
Name Intel Atom D2500 AMD A4-3400
PassMark - Single thread mark 323 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 241 1086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 611 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 925 625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.658
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom D2500 AMD A4-3400

Essentials

Architecture codename Cedarview Llano
Launch date 28 December 2011 September 2011
Place in performance rating 2999 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 2.7 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™)