Intel Celeron 797 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651K
Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 797 and AMD Athlon II X4 651K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 797
- 5.9x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 100 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 17 Watt vs 100 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651K
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 114% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
- 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Celeron 797 | AMD Athlon II X4 651K | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge | Llano |
Launch date | 1 November 2011 | November 2011 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
Processor Number | 797 | |
Series | Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Mobile | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.40 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 131 mm | 228 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 1.5 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 1.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 1 | 4 |
Number of threads | 1 | |
Transistor count | 504 million | 1178 million |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 1066/1333 | DDR3 |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 950 MHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 950 MHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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CRT | ||
DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 2 | |
SDVO | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Package Size | 31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023) | |
Sockets supported | BGA1023 | FM1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 17 Watt | 100 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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4G WiMAX Wireless | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |