Athlon II X4 631 vs Celeron D 326
Primary details
Comparing Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.27 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | September 2004 (20 years ago) | 17 August 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.25V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631 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 | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA478,PLGA775 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631 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 Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 100 Watt |
Celeron D 326 has 19% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X4 631, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron D 326 and Athlon II X4 631. We've got no test results to judge.
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