AMD Phenom II X3 710 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 710 and Intel Celeron 430 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.

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
6x 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 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1070 vs 615
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1551 vs 280
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2009 vs June 2007
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.8 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	1070 vs 615
PassMark - CPU mark	1551 vs 280
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 868

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 354

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 354

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 710
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1070

615

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1551

280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

354

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

956

868

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 710	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1070	615
PassMark - CPU mark	1551	280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956	868

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 710	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Heka	Conroe
Launch date	February 2009	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$50
Place in performance rating	2610	2612
Price now	$84.53	$16.52
Value for money (0-100)	8.51	8.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		430
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	2.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	758 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 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)	95 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)