AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Intel Celeron 220

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Intel Celeron 220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Intel Celeron 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 150% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
8x 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

Launch date	April 2009 vs October 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.2 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

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 220

6.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 220

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)	Intel Celeron 220
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.125
PassMark - Single thread mark		255
PassMark - CPU mark		209

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)	Intel Celeron 220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Conroe
Launch date	April 2009	October 2007
Place in performance rating	3269	3267
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		220
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	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.20 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		1
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	19 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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)