AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs Intel Celeron 2.10

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and Intel Celeron 2.10 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

Intel Celeron 2.10

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 55.5 Watt

Launch date	June 2008 vs November 2002
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 55.5 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.10

Around 110% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1 GHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 244 vs 116

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	244 vs 116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2000+
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.10

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

116

244

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Celeron 2.10
PassMark - Single thread mark	130	0
PassMark - CPU mark	116	244

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Celeron 2.10
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Northwood
Launch date	June 2008	November 2002
Place in performance rating	3309	3348
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.10 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	55.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)