Intel Atom D525 vs Intel Pentium M 725

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D525 and Intel Pentium M 725 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 M 725

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D525

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	21 June 2010 vs June 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	112 KB vs 32 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 725

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 13 Watt

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 13 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D525
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 725

Name	Intel Atom D525	Intel Pentium M 725
PassMark - Single thread mark	301
PassMark - CPU mark	398
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	90
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	247

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D525	Intel Pentium M 725
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Dothan
Launch date	21 June 2010	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$63
Place in performance rating	3296	not rated
Processor Number	D525	725
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	87 mm2	87 mm2
L1 cache	112 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4	1
Transistor count	176 million	144 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	0.988V-1.340V
Front-side bus (FSB)		400 MHz
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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	7.5 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	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)