Celeron N2820 vs Athlon X2 L310

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 L310
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 13 Watt
0.21
Celeron N2820
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.32
+52.4%

Celeron N2820 outperforms Athlon X2 L310 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32163098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.534.32
Architecture codenameConesus (2009)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz2.39 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA / 638 lidless micro-PGAFCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protectionno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequencyno data756 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Celeron N2820.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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 X2 L310 0.21
Celeron N2820 0.32
+52.4%

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 X2 L310 335
Celeron N2820 505
+50.7%

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 X2 L310 116
Celeron N2820 198
+70.7%

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 X2 L310 199
Celeron N2820 343
+72.4%

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.

Athlon X2 L310 987
Celeron N2820 1061
+7.5%

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.

Athlon X2 L310 1747
Celeron N2820 2010
+15.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon X2 L310 866
Celeron N2820 1418
+63.7%

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.

Athlon X2 L310 104.35
Celeron N2820 48.5
+115%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.32
Recency 10 September 2009 1 December 2013
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 7 Watt

Celeron N2820 has a 52.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N2820 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.


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