FX-8100 vs Celeron M 370

Place in the ranking	3319	1751
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Celeron M	no data
Power efficiency	0.68	2.54
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	no data	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 370 and FX-8100 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	1 (Single-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	1	8
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	8 MB
L3 cache	1 MB L2 Cache	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.004V-1.292V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 370 and FX-8100 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	H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	21 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 370 and FX-8100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron M 370 and FX-8100 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 M 370 and FX-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 370 and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 370 and FX-8100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.15	2.55
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	1	8
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	21 Watt	95 Watt

Celeron M 370 has 352.4% lower power consumption.

FX-8100, on the other hand, has a 1600% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

The FX-8100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 370 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron M 370 is a notebook processor while FX-8100 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 370 and FX-8100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.