AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ and Intel Celeron 440 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 5800+

Intel Celeron 440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 746 vs 444
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 653 vs 368

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	746 vs 444
PassMark - CPU mark	653 vs 368

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

746

444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

653

368

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+	Intel Celeron 440
PassMark - Single thread mark	746	444
PassMark - CPU mark	653	368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		971

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+	Intel Celeron 440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Conroe
Launch date	April 2008	June 2007
Place in performance rating	2641	2653
Price now	$24.99	$21.01
Value for money (0-100)	18.01	7.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Processor Number		440
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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® 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)