AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 vs Intel Celeron 2.10

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 and Intel Celeron 2.10 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-72

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1794 vs 244
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2006 vs November 2002
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1794 vs 244

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.10

  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 55.5 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55.5 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-72
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.10

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1794
244
Name AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Intel Celeron 2.10
PassMark - Single thread mark 0 0
PassMark - CPU mark 1794 244

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 Intel Celeron 2.10

Essentials

Architecture codename Windsor Northwood
Launch date November 2006 November 2002
Place in performance rating 3320 3348
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 235 mm 131 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 128 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 227 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

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1 DDR1, DDR2

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported F PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 55.5 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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)