AMD Phenom II X4 650T vs Intel Celeron 725C

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 650T and Intel Celeron 725C processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies.

AMD Phenom II X4 650T

Intel Celeron 725C

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 650T

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 108% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 1536 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 725C

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 650T	Intel Celeron 725C
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zosma	Gladden
Launch date	July 2011	July 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Embedded
Processor Number		725C
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	1536 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	904 million	504 million
Base frequency		1.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	FCBGA1284
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring