Intel Celeron E1500 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E1500 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 E1500

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 260 vs 225
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 457 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	260 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	457 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 802 vs 764
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1507 vs 626

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	802 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	1507 vs 626

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E1500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

764

802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

1507

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

260

225

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

457

427

Name	Intel Celeron E1500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	764	802
PassMark - CPU mark	626	1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	260	225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	457	427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E1500	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Windsor
Launch date	November 2008	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$63
Place in performance rating	2936	2928
Price now	$19.65	$331.49
Processor Number	E1500
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.57	1.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	105 million	154 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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 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)