Athlon 950 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2858 | 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 | 0.88 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 26 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $999 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon 950 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 | 2.1 GHz | 0.95 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon 950 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 | Socket P PGA478 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Security technologies
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon 950. 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 | 26 September 2010 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 77.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and AMD Athlon 950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook processor while Athlon 950 is a desktop one.
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