Pentium 957 vs E-450
Aggregate performance score
E-450 outperforms Pentium 957 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing E-450 and Pentium 957 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2953 | 3065 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.54 | 2.18 |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
Detailed specifications
E-450 and Pentium 957 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.65 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-450 and Pentium 957 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and Pentium 957. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| 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
E-450 and Pentium 957 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 E-450 and Pentium 957 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-450 and Pentium 957. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8.01 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6320 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 800 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of E-450 and Pentium 957 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-450 and Pentium 957.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.48 | 0.39 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.37 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 19 June 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 17 Watt |
E-450 has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score, 12.1% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 months.
Pentium 957, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 5.9% lower power consumption.
The E-450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 957 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-450 and Pentium 957, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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