Intel Celeron M U3600 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M U3600 and AMD Phenom II X3 N870 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 M U3600

AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M U3600

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N870

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
Around 92% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 900 vs 523
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1324 vs 579
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1396 vs 899
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3154 vs 1483

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	900 vs 523
PassMark - CPU mark	1324 vs 579
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1396 vs 899
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3154 vs 1483

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M U3600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

523

900

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

579

1324

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1483

3154

Name	Intel Celeron M U3600	AMD Phenom II X3 N870
PassMark - Single thread mark	523	900
PassMark - CPU mark	579	1324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	899	1396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1483	3154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M U3600	AMD Phenom II X3 N870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Champlain
Launch date	18 December 2010	16 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2623	1972
Processor Number	U3600
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HMN870DCR32GM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	3600 MHz
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2	3
Transistor count	382 million
L1 cache		384 KB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
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
Package Size	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)