AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE vs AMD Sempron X2 2100

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE and AMD Sempron X2 2100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

AMD Sempron X2 2100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	April 2009 vs March 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2100

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2100

Name	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE	AMD Sempron X2 2100
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1554
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.833
PassMark - Single thread mark		557
PassMark - CPU mark		936

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE	AMD Sempron X2 2100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kuma	Brisbane
Launch date	April 2009	March 2008
Place in performance rating	2879	2881
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	450 million	221 million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)