Intel Celeron G1610 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610 and AMD Athlon II X2 260 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G1610

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1382 vs 1265
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1532 vs 1208
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 482 vs 369
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 900 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1382 vs 1265
PassMark - CPU mark	1532 vs 1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	482 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	900 vs 651

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1382

1265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1532

1208

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

482

369

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

900

651

Name	Intel Celeron G1610	AMD Athlon II X2 260
PassMark - Single thread mark	1382	1265
PassMark - CPU mark	1532	1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	482	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	900	651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	22.539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1768
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1768

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1610	AMD Athlon II X2 260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	December 2012	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$388	$48
Place in performance rating	2499	2506
Price now	$24.99	$19.99
Processor Number	G1610
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	29.34	27.59
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)