AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and Intel Celeron D 352 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

Intel Celeron D 352

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 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 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69.2°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
32x 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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1299 vs 576
8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2353 vs 274

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2010 vs May 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69.2°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1299 vs 576
PassMark - CPU mark	2353 vs 274

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 352

Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1299

576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2353

274

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	Intel Celeron D 352
PassMark - Single thread mark	1299	576
PassMark - CPU mark	2353	274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.98

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	Intel Celeron D 352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zosma	Cedarmill
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2010	May 2006
OPN PIB	HD96ZTWFGRBOX
OPN Tray	HD96ZTWFK4DGR
Place in performance rating	2864	2884
Series	AMD Phenom II X4 Black	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		352
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	346 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	69.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	904 million	188 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.325V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	86 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit