Pentium B915C vs Athlon Neo X2 L325
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium B915C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon Neo | no data |
| Architecture codename | Congo (2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium B915C 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2048 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium B915C 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | ASB1 | G2 (988B) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium B915C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technology | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium B915C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 May 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon Neo X2 L325 has 94.4% lower power consumption.
Pentium B915C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium B915C. We've got no test results to judge.
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