Athlon 650 vs Celeron Dual-Core T1700
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon 650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2734 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | no data |
Power efficiency | 1.81 | no data |
Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
Release date | 7 December 2008 (15 years ago) | 9 August 1999 (25 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $849 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon 650 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 |
Boost clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 0.65 GHz |
Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
Die size | 143 mm2 | 184 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
Number of transistors | 291 Million | 22 million |
64 bit support | + | - |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon 650 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 | PPGA478 | A |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 48 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon 650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 7 December 2008 | 9 August 1999 |
Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
Threads | 2 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 48 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T1700 has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 37.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon 650. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T1700 is a notebook processor while Athlon 650 is a desktop one.
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