AMD A8-5545M vs Intel Atom D2500

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A8-5545M Intel Atom D2500
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD A Intel Atom
• Generation
  3 1
• CPU group
  AMD A8-5000M Intel Atom D2000

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-5545M vs Intel Atom D2500 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.70 GHz 1.86 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.70 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 8510G Intel GMA 3600
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.55 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  6 4
• Shader
  384 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 2
• Generation
  5
• DirectX Version
  11 10.1
• Technology
  32 nm 65 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q4/2008

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 DDR3-1066
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-5545M or Intel Atom D2500? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  19 W 10 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE3
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Richland (Piledriver) Cedarview
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  FP2 BGA 559
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q3/2011

List of devices based on AMD A8-5545M and Intel Atom D2500.

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