Duron 950 vs Celeron 857

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 857 and Duron 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Duron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	K7 (2000−2004)
Release date	1 July 2011 (13 years ago)	12 July 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 857 and Duron 950 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	0.95 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	FSB
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	200 MT/s
Multiplier	12	9.5
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	64 KB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	180 nm
Die size	131 mm2	105.68 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	25 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 857 and Duron 950 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1023	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	44.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 857 and Duron 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 857 and Duron 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 857 and Duron 950 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 857 and Duron 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 857 and Duron 950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 857 and Duron 950.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2011	12 July 2001
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	44 Watt

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