Celeron 2955U vs Athlon II X3 425

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 425
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.99
+80%
Celeron 2955U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.55

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Celeron 2955U by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24762844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.993.47
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U 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 speed2.7 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors300 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Athlon II X3 425 0.99
+80%
Celeron 2955U 0.55

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 425 1576
+79.1%
Celeron 2955U 880

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X3 425 276
+3.8%
Celeron 2955U 266

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X3 425 639
+40.4%
Celeron 2955U 455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 0.55
Recency 20 October 2009 1 September 2013
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X3 425 has a 80% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron 2955U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X3 425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2955U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X3 425 is a desktop processor while Celeron 2955U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 425 and Celeron 2955U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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