Intel Atom D2500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 810

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and AMD Phenom II X4 810 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom D2500

AMD Phenom II X4 810

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 611 vs 352

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs February 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611 vs 352

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 810

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1035 vs 326
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1977 vs 246
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1207 vs 925

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1035 vs 326
PassMark - CPU mark	1977 vs 246
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207 vs 925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 810

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

326

1035

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

246

1977

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

611

352

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

1207

Name	Intel Atom D2500	AMD Phenom II X4 810
PassMark - Single thread mark	326	1035
PassMark - CPU mark	246	1977
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611	352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.432

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	AMD Phenom II X4 810
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Deneb
Launch date	28 December 2011	February 2009
Place in performance rating	2913	2920
Processor Number	D2500
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$116
Price now		$115.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.94
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	176 million	758 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 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)