HD Graphics 515 vs Athlon II N330

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N330 and HD Graphics 515 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIIntel HD Graphics
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Gen9
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)no data
Current price$9 $969

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N330 and HD Graphics 515 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads2no data
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz0.35 GHz
Bus support3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size117.5 mm2no data
Number of transistors234 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N330 and HD Graphics 515 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and HD Graphics 515. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR3-1066 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and HD Graphics 515 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and HD Graphics 515. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data16,384 MB 16,777,216 KB 17,179,869,184 B 0.0156 TiB 16 GB

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm

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