AMD Athlon II M300 vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II M300 and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II M300

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 776 vs 581
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 670 vs 542

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2009 vs 1 May 2008
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	776 vs 581
PassMark - CPU mark	670 vs 542

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600

4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 971 vs 236
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1542 vs 447

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	971 vs 236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1542 vs 447

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II M300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

776

581

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

670

542

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

236

971

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

447

1542

Name	AMD Athlon II M300	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	776	581
PassMark - CPU mark	670	542
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	236	971
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	447	1542

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II M300	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Caspian	Merom
Launch date	10 September 2009	1 May 2008
Place in performance rating	2958	2552
Series	AMD Athlon II	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Processor Number		T1600
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	667 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Base frequency		1.66 GHz
Bus Speed		667 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		1.075V-1.175V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1 (S1g3)	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)