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).

 

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 3141 3130
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)