Intel Atom D525 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D525 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D525

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 6.8x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 89 Watt
Launch date 21 June 2010 vs September 2006
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 266 vs 90
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 498 vs 247
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 112 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 266 vs 90
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 498 vs 247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D525
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
90
266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
247
498
Name Intel Atom D525 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
PassMark - Single thread mark 304
PassMark - CPU mark 402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 90 266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 247 498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom D525 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Essentials

Architecture codename Pineview Windsor
Launch date 21 June 2010 September 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $63
Place in performance rating 3286 3297
Processor Number D525
Series Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $53.09
Value for money (0-100) 7.68

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 87 mm2 220 mm
L1 cache 112 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 176 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) 13 Watt 89 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)