Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Celeron M 570
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 570 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2809 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 30 April 2008 (16 years ago) | September 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 570 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 570 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 | PPGA478 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 89 Watt |
Celeron M 570 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 196.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 5200+, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 570 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 570 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 570 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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