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.

 

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 2803 2805
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)