Intel Atom D525 vs AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D525 and AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W) 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D525

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 10.8x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date 21 June 2010 vs March 2008
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 112 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D525
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Name Intel Atom D525 AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)
PassMark - Single thread mark 304
PassMark - CPU mark 402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 90
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.494

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom D525 AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (140W)

Essentials

Architecture codename Pineview Agena
Launch date 21 June 2010 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $63
Place in performance rating 3286 3295
Processor Number D525
Series Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 87 mm2 285 mm
L1 cache 112 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 176 million 450 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.175V
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Unlocked

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 140 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)