Phenom II X3 N870 vs Celeron G1820TE
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Celeron G1820TE by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3001 | 2660 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 0.45 | 1.16 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 December 2013 (11 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron G1820TE and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G1820TE and Phenom II X3 N870 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 | no data |
| Socket | 1150 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1820TE and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1820TE and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1820TE and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Haswell) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1820TE and Phenom II X3 N870.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 0.96 |
| Recency | 1 December 2013 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 35 Watt |
Celeron G1820TE has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has a 65.5% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 54.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron G1820TE in performance tests.
Note that Celeron G1820TE is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 N870 is a notebook one.
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