Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 1.87 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 661 vs 541
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 548 vs 474
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 May 2008 vs 17 May 2006
Maximum frequency 1.87 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 661 vs 541
PassMark - CPU mark 548 vs 474

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
661
541
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
548
474
Name Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50
PassMark - Single thread mark 661 541
PassMark - CPU mark 548 474
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1357

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1500 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50

Essentials

Architecture codename Merom Taylor
Launch date 1 May 2008 17 May 2006
Place in performance rating 2755 2690
Series Intel Celeron Dual-Core 2x AMD Turion 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $154

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz 800 MHz
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 1.87 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Die size 147 mm
Transistor count 154 Million

Compatibility

Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt
Sockets supported S1