Celeron B830 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 outperforms Celeron B830 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2824 | 2852 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) | Intel Celeron |
Power efficiency | 0.49 | 1.46 |
Architecture codename | Toledo (2006) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
Release date | no data | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 2 |
Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
Bus rate | 1000 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
Multiplier | no data | 18 |
L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830 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 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | no data | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
FMA | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
My WiFi | no data | - |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
FDI | no data | + |
Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | - |
EDB | no data | + |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830 are enumerated here.
VT-d | no data | - |
VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
eDP | no data | + |
DisplayPort | - | + |
HDMI | - | + |
SDVO | no data | + |
CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Celeron B830.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.57 | 0.54 |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron B830, on the other hand, has a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Celeron B830.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Celeron B830 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Celeron B830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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