Intel Atom D525 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D525 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 Dual-Core E2180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D525

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 73.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	21 June 2010 vs August 2007
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 73.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 734 vs 301
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 678 vs 398
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 242 vs 90
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 423 vs 247

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 112 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	734 vs 301
PassMark - CPU mark	678 vs 398
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	242 vs 90
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	423 vs 247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D525
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

398

678

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

242

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

247

423

Name	Intel Atom D525	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
PassMark - Single thread mark	301	734
PassMark - CPU mark	398	678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	90	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	247	423

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D525	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Conroe
Launch date	21 June 2010	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$63
Place in performance rating	3296	3003
Processor Number	D525	E2180
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	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	87 mm2	77 mm2
L1 cache	112 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	0.8500V-1.5V
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	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	65 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)