Intel Celeron G1101 vs AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1101 and AMD Athlon II X4 600e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron G1101

AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1101

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.27 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 929 vs 913

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	929 vs 913

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 1086

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1795 vs 1086

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1101
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 600e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

929

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1086

1795

Name	Intel Celeron G1101	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
PassMark - Single thread mark	929	913
PassMark - CPU mark	1086	1795

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1101	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Propus
Launch date	January 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$130
Place in performance rating	2388	2389
Price now	$14.09	$130.23
Value for money (0-100)	34.84	5.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	81 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	382 million	300 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1156	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	45 Watt