AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and Intel Celeron E1200 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 E1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x 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
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1084 vs 580
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1576 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs January 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1084 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	1576 vs 516

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 320
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1252 vs 788

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252 vs 788

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1576

516

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

320

867

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

788

1252

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425	Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1084	580
PassMark - CPU mark	1576	516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	320	867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	788	1252

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425	Intel Celeron E1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Conroe
Launch date	October 2009	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$40
Place in performance rating	2643	2636
Price now	$26.99	$225
Value for money (0-100)	25.22	1.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E1200
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 (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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	65 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)