AMD Athlon XP 2400+ vs Intel Celeron 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 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.

AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Intel Celeron 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2400+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
16x 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

Launch date	September 2003 vs June 2003
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.60

Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 602 vs 375
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 238 vs 234

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	602 vs 375
PassMark - CPU mark	238 vs 234

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2400+
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

375

602

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

234

238

Name	AMD Athlon XP 2400+	Intel Celeron 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	375	602
PassMark - CPU mark	234	238

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 2400+	Intel Celeron 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thorton	Northwood
Launch date	September 2003	June 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$90
Place in performance rating	3196	2850
Price now	$89.99
Value for money (0-100)	1.18
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	80 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	55 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt	62.6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)