Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Celeron G1620

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2463	2876
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.69	0.52
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	3 December 2012 (11 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$208	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	94 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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	FCLGA1155	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.02	0.51
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	89 Watt

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