Athlon 64 3700+ vs Celeron Dual-Core T3100
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Athlon 64 3700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2625 | 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 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | San Diego (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $69 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Athlon 64 3700+ 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 | 1.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 199 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Athlon 64 3700+ 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 | BGA479, PGA478 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Athlon 64 3700+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3100 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3700+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3100 and Athlon 64 3700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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