Celeron N6211 vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N6211 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a whopping 112% 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 | 3039 | 2492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Elkhart Lake |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Elkhart Lake (2022) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 17 July 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $54 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N6211 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 70 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N6211 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.
| Socket | S1 | BGA1493 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1.5 MB | 1.5 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N6211. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N6211 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N6211. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (250 - 750 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 1.27 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 17 July 2022 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
Phenom II X3 P820 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Celeron N6211, on the other hand, has a 111.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Celeron N6211 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P820 is a notebook processor while Celeron N6211 is a desktop one.
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