AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 597 vs 569
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs December 2008
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 327 vs 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 597 vs 569

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1002 vs 994
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1049 vs 1045
PassMark - CPU mark 1002 vs 994

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 215
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1045
1049
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
994
1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
327
326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
597
569
Name AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1045 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 994 1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 327 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 597 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.89

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Kuma
Launch date October 2009 December 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $45
Place in performance rating 2699 2835
Price now $11.99
Value for money (0-100) 38.69
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 410 million 450 million
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)