Intel Atom D425 vs Intel Pentium D 830

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D425 and Intel Pentium D 830 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.

Intel Atom D425

Intel Pentium D 830

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D425

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
13x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 497 vs 198
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 602 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2010 vs May 2005
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	602 vs 341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 830

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 574 vs 271
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 564 vs 204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	574 vs 271
PassMark - CPU mark	564 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D425
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

271

574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

564

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

602

341

Name	Intel Atom D425	Intel Pentium D 830
PassMark - Single thread mark	271	574
PassMark - CPU mark	204	564
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	602	341

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D425	Intel Pentium D 830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Smithfield
Launch date	June 2010	May 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$993
Place in performance rating	3141	3149
Price now	$992.98
Processor Number	D425	830
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.10
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	206 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	230 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	1.200V-1.400V
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	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	130 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	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)