AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 B55 and Intel Celeron 450 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B55

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
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 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 713
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1183 vs 415
Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1851 vs 963
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2854 vs 971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs August 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 713
PassMark - CPU mark	1183 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1851 vs 963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2854 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 B55
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1201

713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1183

415

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1851

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2854

971

Name	AMD Phenom II X2 B55	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201	713
PassMark - CPU mark	1183	415
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1851	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2854	971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X2 B55	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Callisto	Conroe
Launch date	October 2009	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$48
Place in performance rating	2495	2497
Price now	$48	$29.99
Value for money (0-100)	11.85	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		450
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	758 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
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)	80 Watt	35 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® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)