AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE vs Intel Pentium 3556U

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM2+ Intel BGA 1168
Process size 65 nm 22 nm
Transistors 450 million 1,400 million
Die size 285 mm² 118 mm²
Package µPGA FC-BGA1168
Foundry Intel
tCaseMax 105°C

Performance

Frequency 2.8 GHz 1700 MHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 200 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 14.0x 17.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.325 V
TDP 95 W 15 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Mobile
Production status End-of-life Active
Release date Apr 28th, 2009 Sep 1st, 2013
Codename Kuma Haswell
Generation Athlon X2 Pentium
Part AD785ZWCJ2BGH unknown
Memory support unknown Dual-channel DDR3
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 2 2
Total Threads 2 2
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 2MB (shared) 2MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Black Edition label. Intel HD frequency: 200-1000MHz

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
64-bit Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
CnQ Yes
EIST Yes
HT3.0 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
Smart Cache Yes
VT-x Yes
XD bit Yes

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