AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Intel Celeron 2.30

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Intel Celeron 2.30 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 5000+

Intel Celeron 2.30

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
32x 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
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 802 vs 559
6.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 227

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	802 vs 559
PassMark - CPU mark	1507 vs 227

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.30

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 58.3 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58.3 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

559

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1507

227

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+	Intel Celeron 2.30
PassMark - Single thread mark	802	559
PassMark - CPU mark	1507	227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	427

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+	Intel Celeron 2.30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Northwood
Launch date	May 2006	March 2003
Place in performance rating	2927	2915
Price now	$331.49
Value for money (0-100)	1.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.30 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		70°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)	89 Watt	58.3 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)