Pentium 917 vs E-450
Primary details
Comparing E-450 and Pentium 917 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 | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-450 and Pentium 917 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 | 1.65 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-450 and Pentium 917 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and Pentium 917. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-450 and Pentium 917 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-450 and Pentium 917. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | 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 Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6320 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 17 Watt |
Pentium 917 has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 5.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between E-450 and Pentium 917. We've got no test results to judge.
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