AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and Intel Celeron E1200 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 125% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm SOI 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
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1350 vs 580
• 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 516
• Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1584 vs 1252

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

• Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 62°C
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1350 580
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2536 516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	477 867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1584 1252

Compare specifications (specs)