Celeron Dual-Core T1600 vs Athlon II P320
Aggregate performance score
Celeron Dual-Core T1600 outperforms Athlon II P320 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Celeron Dual-Core T1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2959 | 2808 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Celeron Dual-Core |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | 1.62 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 May 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Celeron Dual-Core T1600 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Celeron Dual-Core T1600 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.
| Socket | S1g4 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Celeron Dual-Core T1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.44 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 May 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon II P320 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
Celeron Dual-Core T1600, on the other hand, has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The Celeron Dual-Core T1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Celeron Dual-Core T1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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