AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Intel Celeron 220

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (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: 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.

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

Intel Celeron 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 133% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 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 X6 1055T (95W)
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 220

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	Intel Celeron 220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.726
PassMark - Single thread mark		255
PassMark - CPU mark		209

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	Intel Celeron 220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Conroe
Launch date	May 2010	October 2007
Place in performance rating	3250	3267
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		220
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 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	2.8 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Transistor count	904 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)