Intel Atom D2700 vs Intel Core i5-5250U

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Intel Atom D2700 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel Atom D2700 Intel Core i5-5250U

CPU comparison

Intel Atom D2700 or Intel Core i5-5250U - 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 D2700 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.13 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2700 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Core i5-5250U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5250U was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Atom D2000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
1 Generation 5
Cedarview Architecture Broadwell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-4250U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom D2700 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.13 GHz. The Intel Core i5-5250U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.70 GHz).

Intel Atom D2700 Characteristic Intel Core i5-5250U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.13 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 D2700 Characteristic Intel Core i5-5250U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel GMA 3650 GPU Intel HD Graphics 6000
0.64 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
65 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 48
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 3650 GPU Intel HD Graphics 6000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom D2700 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5250U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom D2700 Characteristic Intel Core i5-5250U
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom D2700 has a TDP of 10 W, that of the Intel Core i5-5250U is 15 W.

Intel Atom D2700 Characteristic Intel Core i5-5250U
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 9.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom D2700 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-5250U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Atom D2700 Characteristic Intel Core i5-5250U
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 559 Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q1/2015
50 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom D2700 (18%)
Intel Core i5-5250U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom D2700 (22%)
Intel Core i5-5250U (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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
121 (18%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
671 (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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
337 (24%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1378 (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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz
41 (5%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
461 (19%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2488 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
658 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1537 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
845 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1621 (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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
110 (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 D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
264 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom D2700 Intel Core i5-5250U
Unknown Apple MacBook Air (2015)

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