AMD Phenom II X3 P820 vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 P820 and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, 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 P820

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P820

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 227 vs 219
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 640 vs 377

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 1 May 2009
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	227 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	640 vs 377

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 728 vs 717
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 1068

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	728 vs 717
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 1068

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 P820
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

717

728

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1068

1084

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

227

219

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

640

377

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 P820	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
PassMark - Single thread mark	717	728
PassMark - CPU mark	1068	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	227	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	640	377

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 P820	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Penryn-1M
Launch date	12 May 2010	1 May 2009
Place in performance rating	2971	3018
Series	3x AMD Phenom II	Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	P (478)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)