Intel Atom D2500 vs Intel Pentium G620

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and Intel Pentium G620 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Atom D2500

Intel Pentium G620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 69.1°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 611 vs 458
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 925 vs 832

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 December 2011 vs May 2011
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611 vs 458
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925 vs 832

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
3.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1181 vs 323
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1213 vs 241

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1181 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark	1213 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

323

1181

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

1213

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

611

458

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

925

832

Name	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Pentium G620
PassMark - Single thread mark	323	1181
PassMark - CPU mark	241	1213
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611	458
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925	832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	Intel Pentium G620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	28 December 2011	May 2011
Place in performance rating	3000	3004
Processor Number	D2500	G620
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$24.99
Value for money (0-100)		27.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	176 million	504 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	850 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	FCLGA1155
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
PCI Express revision		2.0
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)