Celeron G1610 vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2507
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.65
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)3 December 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$388

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610 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 speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size258 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Celeron G1610.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 3 December 2012
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 55 Watt

Celeron G1610 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 45.5% lower power consumption.

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