AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs Intel Celeron 220

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 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 July 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

  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 220

Name AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) Intel Celeron 220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 399
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1333
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
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 (95W) Intel Celeron 220

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Conroe
Launch date July 2009 October 2007
Place in performance rating 3251 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) 95 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)