AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 vs Intel Celeron D 325

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 and Intel Celeron D 325 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 FX-53

Intel Celeron D 325

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

8x 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

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 325

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 89 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 325

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53	Intel Celeron D 325
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	646

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53	Intel Celeron D 325
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clawhammer	Prescott
Launch date	June 2004	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$30
Place in performance rating	3329	not rated
Price now	$29.99
Value for money (0-100)	6.36
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		325
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	193 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	105 million	125 million
Base frequency		2.53 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67°C
VID voltage range		1.250V-1.400V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)