Celeron M 370 vs Athlon II P320
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II P320 outperforms Celeron M 370 by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2960 | 3318 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | 0.68 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.004V-1.292V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370 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 | S1g4 | H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 21 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370 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 Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.44 | 0.15 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 21 Watt |
Athlon II P320 has a 193.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron M 370, on the other hand, has 19% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II P320 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 370 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Celeron M 370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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