Intel Atom D425 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D425 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 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).

Intel Atom D425

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D425

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	June 2010 vs October 2007
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 28% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 749 vs 271
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 674 vs 204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	749 vs 271
PassMark - CPU mark	674 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D425
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

271

749

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

674

Name	Intel Atom D425	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
PassMark - Single thread mark	271	749
PassMark - CPU mark	204	674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		0.708

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D425	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Brisbane
Launch date	June 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$993
Place in performance rating	3150	3141
Price now	$992.98
Processor Number	D425
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.10
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm2	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	154 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	45 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)