AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Celeron E1500

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 925 and Intel Celeron E1500 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 925

Intel Celeron E1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 764
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2271 vs 626
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 260
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1147 vs 457

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs November 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	2271 vs 626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1147 vs 457

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 925
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1151

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2271

626

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

260

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1147

457

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 925	Intel Celeron E1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151	764
PassMark - CPU mark	2271	626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1147	457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 925	Intel Celeron E1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Conroe
Launch date	May 2009	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$63
Place in performance rating	2967	2936
Price now	$43.99	$19.65
Value for money (0-100)	22.90	17.57
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E1500
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 (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	758 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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	65 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)