Celeron 847 vs Athlon 64 X2 4200+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4200+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.46
+53.3%
Celeron 847
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.30

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ outperforms Celeron 847 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Celeron 847 Celeron 847

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29243098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.491.67
Architecture codenameManchester (2005−2006)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateDecember 2006 (17 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$309$134

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size220 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors154 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket939FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz)
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 0.46
+53.3%
Celeron 847 0.30

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 731
+52.9%
Celeron 847 478

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 164
+4.5%
Celeron 847 157

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 278
+6.1%
Celeron 847 262

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.46 0.30
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 17 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ has a 53.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron 847, on the other hand, has a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 423.5% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 847 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is a desktop processor while Celeron 847 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Celeron 847, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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