Intel Celeron 2.10 vs AMD Athlon 1400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2.10 and AMD Athlon 1400 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.

Intel Celeron 2.10

AMD Athlon 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.10

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 55.5 Watt vs 72 Watt

Launch date	November 2002 vs June 2001
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55.5 Watt vs 72 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1400

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 266 vs 244

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	266 vs 244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2.10
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 1400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

244

266

Name	Intel Celeron 2.10	AMD Athlon 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	244	266

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2.10	AMD Athlon 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	Thunderbird C
Launch date	November 2002	June 2001
Place in performance rating	3348	3356
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	400 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm2	120 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	128 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	180 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	55 million	37 million
VID voltage range	1.315V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55.5 Watt	72 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)