A8-7680 vs Celeron B815
Primary details
Comparing Celeron B815 and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1825 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.78 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD A8 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.69 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Excavator (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) | 26 October 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $56 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron B815 and A8-7680 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 16 | 38 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron B815 and A8-7680 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCPGA988,PGA988 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B815 and A8-7680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron B815 and A8-7680 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B815 and A8-7680 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 Celeron B815 and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 14.936 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | Radeon R7 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B815 and A8-7680 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B815 and A8-7680.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2012 | 26 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Celeron B815 has 28.6% lower power consumption.
A8-7680, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron B815 and A8-7680. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron B815 is a notebook processor while A8-7680 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B815 and A8-7680, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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