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.

 

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 2379 2380
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