Athlon II X3 400e vs E1-1500
Primary details
Comparing E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 2579 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.03 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
Power efficiency | no data | 1.75 |
Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Rana (2009−2011) |
Release date | 6 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 20 October 2009 (15 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 3 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1.48 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
Die size | 75 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 300 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e 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 |
Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | AM3 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e. 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 |
PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7310 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 6 January 2013 | 20 October 2009 |
Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
Threads | 2 | 3 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 45 Watt |
E1-1500 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X3 400e, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
We couldn't decide between E1-1500 and Athlon II X3 400e. We've got no test results to judge.
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