i3-2100 vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2353
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.70
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateDecember 2008 (15 years ago)20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$73

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size285 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistors450 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100 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
SocketAM2+FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Core i3-2100.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i3-2100 has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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