Celeron 1017U vs Athlon II X3 420e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 420e
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
0.98
+3.2%
Celeron 1017U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.95

Athlon II X3 420e outperforms Celeron 1017U by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24882516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.065.29
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$116no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm294 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U. 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-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U. 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 data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon II X3 420e 0.98
+3.2%
Celeron 1017U 0.95

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X3 420e 1557
+3.2%
Celeron 1017U 1508

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 0.95
Recency 21 September 2010 1 July 2013
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 17 Watt

Athlon II X3 420e has a 3.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron 1017U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U.

Note that Athlon II X3 420e is a desktop processor while Celeron 1017U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 420e and Celeron 1017U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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