Intel Atom D2500 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 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 Core 2 Duo E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 63% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 61.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 611 vs 251
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 925 vs 446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs July 2006
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 61.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925 vs 446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

Around 1% higher clock speed: 1.87 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 695 vs 323
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 648 vs 241

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.87 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	695 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark	648 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

323

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

648

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

611

251

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

446

Name	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	323	695
PassMark - CPU mark	241	648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611	251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925	446

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Conroe
Launch date	28 December 2011	July 2006
Place in performance rating	3003	3016
Processor Number	D2500	E6300
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$12.99
Value for money (0-100)		25.13
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	61.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	176 million	167 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PLGA775, LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
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 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
Idle States
Intel® AES New Instructions
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)