Intel Celeron 1020E vs AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 1020E and AMD Phenom II X3 N850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron 1020E

AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 1020E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 895
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1406 vs 1298

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2013 vs 4 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 895
PassMark - CPU mark	1406 vs 1298

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N850

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
3x 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

Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 1020E
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

895

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1406

1298

Name	Intel Celeron 1020E	AMD Phenom II X3 N850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	895
PassMark - CPU mark	1406	1298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3130

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 1020E	AMD Phenom II X3 N850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Champlain
Launch date	1 January 2013	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2037	2005
Processor Number	1020E
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 1000 Series	3x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2	3
Transistor count	1400 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCPGA988, FCBGA1023	S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	1
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)