Intel Atom D2500 vs Intel Atom 330

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and Intel Atom 330 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.

Intel Atom D2500

Intel Atom 330

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 85.2°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 323 vs 261

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs 22 September 2008
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 85.2°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	323 vs 261

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 10 Watt
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 382 vs 241

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 10 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	382 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: Intel Atom 330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

323

261

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

382

Name	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Atom 330
PassMark - Single thread mark	323	261
PassMark - CPU mark	241	382
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Atom 330
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Diamondville
Launch date	28 December 2011	22 September 2008
Place in performance rating	3010	3273
Processor Number	D2500	330
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm	52 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85.2°C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	176 million	94 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V	0.9V-1.1625V
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066
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	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PBGA437
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	8 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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	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
FSB parity
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)