Intel Atom D2500 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 71.4°C
- 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 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 611 vs 362
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 28 December 2011 vs April 2009 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C vs 71.4°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 611 vs 362 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 3.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 323
- 8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2064 vs 241
- Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1139 vs 925
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 2.67 GHz vs 1.86 GHz |
L1 cache | 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4096 KB vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1142 vs 323 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2064 vs 241 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1139 vs 925 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Atom D2500 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 323 | 1142 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 241 | 2064 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 611 | 362 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 925 | 1139 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.609 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 20.494 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.4 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.93 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.171 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Atom D2500 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cedarview | Yorkfield |
Launch date | 28 December 2011 | April 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 2999 | 3007 |
Processor Number | D2500 | Q8400 |
Series | Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Price now | $99.50 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 9.38 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.86 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | 1333 MHz FSB |
Die size | 66 mm | 164 mm2 |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB | 4096 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 71.4°C |
Maximum frequency | 1.86 GHz | 2.67 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of threads | 2 | |
Transistor count | 176 million | 456 million |
VID voltage range | 0.91V -1.21V | 0.8500V-1.3625V |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | |
Memory |
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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 |
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Graphics base frequency | 400 MHz | |
Processor graphics | Integrated | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Compatibility |
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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 | LGA775 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 10 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 4 | |
Number of USB ports | 8 | |
Total number of SATA ports | 2 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |