Intel Atom D510 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D510 and AMD Athlon II X2 250u 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 D510

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D510

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 1.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 25 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 218
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1003 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2009 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 638 vs 293
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 597 vs 406

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	638 vs 293
PassMark - CPU mark	597 vs 406

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D510
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

293

638

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

406

597

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

515

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

404

Name	Intel Atom D510	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
PassMark - Single thread mark	293	638
PassMark - CPU mark	406	597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003	404

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D510	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Regor
Launch date	December 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$35
Place in performance rating	3076	3077
Price now	$97.16	$34.95
Processor Number	D510
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.98	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	87 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	410 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	DDR2 667/800	DDR3
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	25 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)