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.

 

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 2878 2880
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™)