Intel Atom D2500
VS
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
Intel Atom D2500
VS
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Atom D2500 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Atom D2500 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.86 GHz
Frequency
2.50 GHz
2
CPU Cores
4
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
2.50 GHz
2
CPU Threads
4
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
no data
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (4 Cores)
2.50 GHz
no data
Core architecture
normal
no data
A core
0x
no data
B core
0x

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Atom D2500 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. 

Intel GMA 3600
GPU name
0.40 GHz
GPU frequency
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
10.1
DirectX Version
4
Execution units
32
Shader
--
Max. Memory
--
2
Max. displays
65 nm
Technology
Q4/2008
Release date

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
no data
No
h265 10bit
no data
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
no data
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
no data
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
no data
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1066
Memory type
1
Memory channels
0
No
ECC
No

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

10 W
TDP
no data
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
no data
TDP (PL1)
95 W
no data
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

1.00 MB
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
32 nm
Technology
45nm
Cedarview
Architecture
None
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-d
BGA 559
Socket
AM1
Q3/2011
Release date
Q1/2008
ca. 50 $
Market price
no data
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
no data
L2-Cache
--

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Atom D2500
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300