AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and Intel Celeron 450 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 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 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1199 vs 763
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1170 vs 433

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs August 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 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	1199 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark	1170 vs 433

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 357
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 971 vs 642

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	963 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	971 vs 642

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1199

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1170

433

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

971

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199	763
PassMark - CPU mark	1170	433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642	971
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.714

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Conroe
Launch date	June 2009	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$39
Place in performance rating	3204	2472
Price now	$189.95	$29.99
Value for money (0-100)	2.70	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		450
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	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.20 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)