Celeron 897 vs Athlon X2 BE-2300
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Brisbane (2007−2008) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | October 2007 (17 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897 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 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 154 million | 504 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 17 Watt |
Celeron 897 has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X2 BE-2300 is a desktop processor while Celeron 897 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Celeron 897, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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