Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ 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.

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 728 vs 546
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 May 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	728 vs 546
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 346

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

728

546

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

346

Name	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000	AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	728	546
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	377

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000	AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn-1M	Barton
Launch date	1 May 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3007	2932
Series	Intel Celeron Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	107 mm	101 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 Million	63 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	P (478)	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1