Atom 330 vs Athlon X2 7850 BE
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3176 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.72 |
| Architecture codename | Kuma (2008−2009) | Diamondville (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 28 April 2009 (15 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $43 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 51.9276 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 94 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM2+ | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 April 2009 | 2 April 2008 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 8 Watt |
Athlon X2 7850 BE has an age advantage of 1 year.
Atom 330, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1087.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X2 7850 BE is a desktop processor while Atom 330 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 7850 BE and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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