Intel Celeron E1400 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E1400 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron E1400

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 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: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 104 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 758 vs 505
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 735 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	758 vs 505
PassMark - CPU mark	735 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E1400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

758

505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

735

404

Name	Intel Celeron E1400	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark	758	505
PassMark - CPU mark	735	404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	214
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E1400	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	San Diego
Launch date	April 2008	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$57	$180
Place in performance rating	2988	2994
Price now	$89.95	$179.95
Processor Number	E1400
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.43	1.18
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	105 million	114 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	104 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)