AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Celeron E3200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 645 and Intel Celeron E3200 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 645

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1256 vs 981
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2351 vs 900
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 375 vs 259
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1215 vs 436
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs August 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1256 vs 981
PassMark - CPU mark 2351 vs 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 375 vs 259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215 vs 436

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3200

  • 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 X4 645
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1256
981
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2351
900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
375
259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
436
Name AMD Athlon II X4 645 Intel Celeron E3200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1256 981
PassMark - CPU mark 2351 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 375 259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215 436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.496

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 645 Intel Celeron E3200

Essentials

Architecture codename Propus Wolfdale
Launch date September 2010 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $80 $52
Place in performance rating 2780 2793
Price now $49.99 $51.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.48 7.88
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E3200
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 82 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 300 million 228 million
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

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

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)