Higher clock speeds and the ability to use DDR3 memory obviously allows for faster netbooks, and now Intel’s low-power Atom processors take a step up in clock speed when the D410 and D510 are replaced by the D425 and D525. What separates the new processors from the old is that they can run at a higher clock frequency; 1.8GHz instead of 1.66GHz. In addition, they can be paired up with DDR3 memory.

The new processors can use up to four gigabytes of DDR3 memory running at 800MHz, but also older DDR2 memory at 667 or 800 megahertz, so it is easy to improve on existing machines. Heat development remains at the same levels as before: a mere 10 watts for the single-core D425 and 13 watts for the dual-core D525. Higher clock speeds and faster memory ensures better overall performances of the netbook computers based on them.

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