Intel Celeron G1610T vs AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610T and AMD Phenom II X2 B55 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G1610T

AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1327 vs 1183

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1207 vs 1201
PassMark - CPU mark	1327 vs 1183

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1851 vs 410
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2854 vs 741

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.3 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)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1851 vs 410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2854 vs 741

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1207

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

1183

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

410

1851

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

741

2854

Name	Intel Celeron G1610T	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
PassMark - Single thread mark	1207	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	1327	1183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	410	1851
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	741	2854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1610T	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Callisto
Launch date	December 2012	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$48
Place in performance rating	2496	2504
Price now	$40.04	$48
Processor Number	G1610T
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	16.94	11.85
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 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	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		758 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)	35 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
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)