Athlon X2 7450 vs Celeron D 326

Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Kuma (2008−2009)
Release dateSeptember 2004 (20 years ago)December 2008 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size109 mm2285 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors125 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450 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 configuration11
SocketPLGA478,PLGA775AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon X2 7450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron D 326 has 13.1% lower power consumption.

Athlon X2 7450, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

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