Intel Celeron E3200 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3200 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 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 E3200

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3200

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 970 vs 617

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs November 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	970 vs 617

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 972 vs 839

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	972 vs 839

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

970

617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

839

972

Name	Intel Celeron E3200	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark	970	617
PassMark - CPU mark	839	972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3200	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Windsor
Launch date	August 2009	November 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	$500
Place in performance rating	2802	2806
Price now	$51.99	$499.50
Processor Number	E3200
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.88	0.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	235 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	227 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	F
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)