Athlon II X2 280 vs Celeron G550

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G550
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.79
Athlon II X2 280
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.85
+7.6%

Athlon II X2 280 outperforms Celeron G550 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26262575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.654.52
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.151.24
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)6 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 280 has 174% better value for money than Celeron G550.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280 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 G550 and Athlon II X2 280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 G550 0.79
Athlon II X2 280 0.85
+7.6%

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 G550 1259
Athlon II X2 280 1355
+7.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron G550 390
Athlon II X2 280 446
+14.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron G550 663
Athlon II X2 280 821
+23.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.85
Recency 1 June 2012 6 February 2013
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Celeron G550 has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X2 280, on the other hand, has a 7.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron G550 and Athlon II X2 280.


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