AMD Phenom II X4 P920 vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P920 and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, 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 P920

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1006 vs 548
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 1 May 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1006 vs 548

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 1.87 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 661 vs 597
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.87 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 661 vs 597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P920
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
597
661
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1006
548
Name AMD Phenom II X4 P920 Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500
PassMark - Single thread mark 597 661
PassMark - CPU mark 1006 548
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1029
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.549

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 P920 Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Merom
Launch date 12 May 2010 1 May 2008
Place in performance rating 2737 2755
Series 4x AMD Phenom II Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 533 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.87 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)