Intel Celeron G1101 vs AMD Phenom II X4 900e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1101 and AMD Phenom II X4 900e 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 Phenom II X4 900e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1101

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 929 vs 917

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	929 vs 917

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
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
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1505 vs 1086

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1505 vs 1086

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1101
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 900e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

929

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1086

1505

Name	Intel Celeron G1101	AMD Phenom II X4 900e
PassMark - Single thread mark	929	917
PassMark - CPU mark	1086	1505

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1101	AMD Phenom II X4 900e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Deneb
Launch date	January 2010	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$85
Place in performance rating	2378	2380
Price now	$14.09
Value for money (0-100)	34.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	81 mm	258 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)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	382 million	758 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	65 Watt