Athlon 850 vs m7-6Y75
Primary details
Comparing Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2159 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core m7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 30.91 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-Y (2015) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 11 February 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $393 | $849 |
Detailed specifications
Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 0.85 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 12 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 98.57 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1750 Million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 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 | FCBGA1515 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.861 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 515 | N/A |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 11 February 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 45 Watt |
m7-6Y75 has an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1025% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core m7-6Y75 is a notebook processor while Athlon 850 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core m7-6Y75 and Athlon 850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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