AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Celeron 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and Intel Celeron 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

Intel Celeron 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
32x 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: 1465 vs 602
12x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2861 vs 238

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 602
PassMark - CPU mark	2861 vs 238

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.60

Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

602

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2861

238

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Celeron 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	602
PassMark - CPU mark	2861	238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Celeron 2.60
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2810	2837
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Northwood
Launch date		June 2003
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.60 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Die size		131 mm2
L1 cache		8 KB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Transistor count		55 million
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	62.6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)