Athlon 64 TF-20 vs Celeron 3965U
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2403 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 6.88 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake-U (2017) | Sherman (2009) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 667 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 0.1 MB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 98.7 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356 | S1g1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 610 | no data |
| Max video memory | 32 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 1 May 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Celeron 3965U has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3965U and Athlon 64 TF-20, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
