AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Celeron E1500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and Intel Celeron E1500 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 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 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 764
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1858 vs 626
  • Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 372 vs 260
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 941 vs 457
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs November 2008
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 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 1302 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark 1858 vs 626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 372 vs 260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 941 vs 457

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1302
764
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1858
626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
372
260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
941
457
Name AMD Athlon II X3 450 Intel Celeron E1500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1302 764
PassMark - CPU mark 1858 626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 372 260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 941 457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.184

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 450 Intel Celeron E1500

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Conroe
Launch date September 2010 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $45 $63
Place in performance rating 2962 2935
Price now $39.99 $19.65
Value for money (0-100) 19.32 17.57
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E1500
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 3.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 105 million
Base frequency 2.20 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)