Celeron G6900TE vs Athlon 850

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data4.03
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date11 February 2000 (24 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$849no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE 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
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.85 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm10 nm
Die size102 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE 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
SocketA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE.

PCIe versionno data5.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 February 2000 4 January 2022
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 180 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron G6900TE has an age advantage of 21 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 850 and Celeron G6900TE. We've got no test results to judge.


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