Intel Celeron 445 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 445 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron 445

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 445

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	May 2008 vs April 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 445
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Name	Intel Celeron 445	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark		746
PassMark - CPU mark		653

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 445	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe-CL	Brisbane
Launch date	May 2008	April 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	2650
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$24.99
Value for money (0-100)		18.01
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	76 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.87 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	105 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	771	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)