Intel Celeron G1820T vs AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1820T and AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820T

  • 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 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1631 vs 1375
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2013 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1394 vs 1389
PassMark - CPU mark 1631 vs 1375

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 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 3072 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1820T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1394
1389
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1631
1375
Name Intel Celeron G1820T AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1394 1389
PassMark - CPU mark 1631 1375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.715
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 426
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 764

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G1820T AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Callisto
Launch date December 2013 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $42
Place in performance rating 2344 2378
Price now $42
Processor Number G1820T
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.57
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 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 3072 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 66.4°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 758 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)