Intel Atom D525 vs Intel Pentium D 920

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D525 and Intel Pentium D 920 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 D525

Intel Pentium D 920

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D525

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 58% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 63.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.3x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	21 June 2010 vs January 2006
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 63.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	112 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 920

Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 179 vs 90
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 307 vs 247

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179 vs 90
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	307 vs 247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D525
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 920

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

247

307

Name	Intel Atom D525	Intel Pentium D 920
PassMark - Single thread mark	306
PassMark - CPU mark	402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	90	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	247	307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D525	Intel Pentium D 920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Presler
Launch date	21 June 2010	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$63
Place in performance rating	3286	3291
Processor Number	D525	920
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	87 mm2	162 mm2
L1 cache	112 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	1.200V-1.3375V
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
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	95 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
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)