Celeron M 380 vs Phenom X3 8650

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2631not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataCeleron M
Power efficiency0.77no data
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads31
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2+PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 3 1
Threads 3 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 21 Watt

Phenom X3 8650 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 380, on the other hand, has 352.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X3 8650 and Celeron M 380. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X3 8650 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 380 is a notebook one.


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