AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs Intel Celeron 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and Intel Celeron 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
• 64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1300 vs 602
• 9.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2362 vs 238

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.60

• Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71°C
• Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1300 602
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2362 238

Compare specifications (specs)