Celeron 450 vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 450 outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3531 | 3379 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.25 | 0.30 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Conroe-L (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (16 years ago) | 31 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $53 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 60 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g1 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Celeron 450.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.25 |
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 31 August 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has an age advantage of 8 months, and 40% lower power consumption.
Celeron 450, on the other hand, has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Celeron 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Celeron 450 is a desktop one.
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