Intel Atom D2500 vs AMD A10-4600M

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Intel Atom D2500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A10-4600M
Intel Atom D2500 AMD A10-4600M

CPU comparison

Intel Atom D2500 or AMD A10-4600M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom D2500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2500 was released in Q3/2011.

The AMD A10-4600M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4600M was released in Q2/2012.
Intel Atom (108) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Atom D2000 (4) CPU group AMD A10-4000M (3)
1 Generation 2
Cedarview Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom D2500 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom D2500 is 1.86 GHz while the AMD A10-4600M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-4600M is at 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.86 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom D2500 or AMD A10-4600M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel GMA 3600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7660G
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.69 GHz
-- GPU Generation 4
65 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 6
32 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel GMA 3600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7660G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom D2500 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.6 GB/s. The AMD A10-4600M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom D2500 is 10 W, while the AMD A10-4600M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom D2500 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD A10-4600M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom D2500 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
32 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 559 Socket FS1r2
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2011 Release date Q2/2012
50 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom D2500 (31%)
AMD A10-4600M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom D2500 (15%)
AMD A10-4600M (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
111 (31%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
355 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
204 (22%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
916 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (5%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G @ 0.69 GHz
527 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
233 (7%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3148 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
63 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
186 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom D2500 AMD A10-4600M
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