AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and Intel Celeron 440 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 X3 425

Intel Celeron 440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 444
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1561 vs 368

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 444
PassMark - CPU mark	1561 vs 368

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 320
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 971 vs 788

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1024 vs 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	971 vs 788

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

368

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

320

1024

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

788

971

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425	Intel Celeron 440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	444
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	320	1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	788	971

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425	Intel Celeron 440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Conroe
Launch date	October 2009	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$40
Place in performance rating	2553	2571
Price now	$26.99	$21.01
Value for money (0-100)	25.22	7.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		440
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	300 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
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)	95 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)