Intel Celeron E1600 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E1600 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 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 E1600

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 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 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 916 vs 673
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 840 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs April 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	916 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	840 vs 590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E1600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

840

590

Name	Intel Celeron E1600	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	916	673
PassMark - CPU mark	840	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1094

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E1600	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Venice
Launch date	May 2009	April 2005
Place in performance rating	2410	2411
Processor Number	E1600
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	83 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	105 million	69 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	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)