Intel Atom D425 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D425 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, 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 D425

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D425

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
12.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 497 vs 288
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 602 vs 514

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2010 vs February 2007
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497 vs 288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	602 vs 514

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 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
3.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1046 vs 271
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 936 vs 204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1046 vs 271
PassMark - CPU mark	936 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D425
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

271

1046

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

936

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

288

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

602

514

Name	Intel Atom D425	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	271	1046
PassMark - CPU mark	204	936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497	288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	602	514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.013

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D425	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Windsor
Launch date	June 2010	February 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$993
Place in performance rating	3150	3157
Price now	$992.98	$32.50
Processor Number	D425
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.10	14.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm2	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	227 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800 (SODIMM only); DDR2 667/800
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	125 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)