AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Intel Celeron 2.10

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Intel Celeron 2.10

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1285 vs 244

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs November 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1285 vs 244

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.10

Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 55.5 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55.5 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.10

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1285

244

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Celeron 2.10
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1285	244
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	398

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Celeron 2.10
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manchester	Northwood
Launch date	May 2006	November 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$309
Place in performance rating	3308	3348
Price now	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	156 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 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	939	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 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)