Athlon II X3 405e vs Celeron Dual-Core T1700

Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core T1700
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.69
Athlon II X3 405e
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
0.87
+26.1%

Athlon II X3 405e outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T1700 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon II X3 405e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27292567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.58
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-Coreno data
Power efficiency1.801.76
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date7 December 2008 (15 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon II X3 405e 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon II X3 405e 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon II X3 405e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon II X3 405e.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 0.69
Athlon II X3 405e 0.87
+26.1%

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.

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 1058
Athlon II X3 405e 1331
+25.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 0.87
Recency 7 December 2008 20 October 2009
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X3 405e, on the other hand, has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II X3 405e is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T1700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T1700 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 405e is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T1700 and Athlon II X3 405e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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