AMD Phenom X3 8450e vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8450e and Intel Celeron 450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8450e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 826 vs 747
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1257 vs 426

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2008 vs August 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 1
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	826 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark	1257 vs 426

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8450e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

826

747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1257

426

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8450e	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	826	747
PassMark - CPU mark	1257	426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		971

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8450e	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Conroe
Launch date	September 2008	August 2008
Place in performance rating	2504	2482
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$29.99
Processor Number		450
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.14
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	450 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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