Pentium B915C vs Athlon 64 3300+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3300+ and Pentium B915C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3182not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.26no data
Architecture codenameNewCastle (2004)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateApril 2004 (20 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3300+ and Pentium B915C basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2048 KB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm32 nm
Die size144 mm2131 mm2
Number of transistors105 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3300+ and Pentium B915C compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket754G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3300+ and Pentium B915C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3300+ and Pentium B915C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium B915C has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 3300+ and Pentium B915C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 3300+ is a desktop processor while Pentium B915C is a notebook one.


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