Intel Celeron G470 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 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.

Intel Celeron G470

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1254 vs 837
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1179 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1254 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark	1179 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G470
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

1254

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

570

1179

Name	Intel Celeron G470	AMD Athlon II X2 260
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	1254
PassMark - CPU mark	570	1179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G470	AMD Athlon II X2 260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	Q2'13	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2509	2522
Processor Number	G470
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$48
Price now		$19.99
Value for money (0-100)		27.59
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
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	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)