Celeron 2957U vs Phenom X3 8450

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8450
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.77
+42.6%
Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.54

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Celeron 2957U by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Phenom X3 8450 Phenom X3 8450
Celeron 2957U Celeron 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26382838
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.763.39
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom X3 8450 0.77
+42.6%
Celeron 2957U 0.54

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.

Phenom X3 8450 1216
+42.2%
Celeron 2957U 855

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.77 0.54
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Phenom X3 8450 has a 42.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron 2957U, on the other hand, has a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Phenom X3 8450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2957U in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X3 8450 is a desktop processor while Celeron 2957U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X3 8450 and Celeron 2957U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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