AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and Intel Celeron 430 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 61% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x 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 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 616
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1116 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 616
PassMark - CPU mark	1116 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 357
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 868 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	868 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1116

288

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

868

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	616
PassMark - CPU mark	1116	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	868

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Conroe
Launch date	July 2009	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$50
Place in performance rating	2611	2616
Price now	$34.95	$16.52
Value for money (0-100)	13.95	8.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		430
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)