AMD Athlon 64 2650e vs Intel Celeron 220

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2650e and Intel Celeron 220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Intel Celeron 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2650e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 19 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 304 vs 255
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 274 vs 209

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 19 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	304 vs 255
PassMark - CPU mark	274 vs 209

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2650e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

304

255

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

209

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	Intel Celeron 220
PassMark - Single thread mark	304	255
PassMark - CPU mark	274	209

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	Intel Celeron 220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Conroe
Launch date	January 2009	October 2007
Place in performance rating	3242	3267
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		220
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.20 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		1
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	19 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)