AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE and Intel Celeron D 352 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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

Intel Celeron D 352

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
16x 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

Launch date	April 2009 vs May 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 352

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

Name	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE	Intel Celeron D 352
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		576
PassMark - CPU mark		274

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE	Intel Celeron D 352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kuma	Cedarmill
Launch date	April 2009	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2879	2883
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		352
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	450 million	188 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69.2°C
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.325V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	86 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit