Athlon 64 2700+ vs Celeron G550

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2626not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.15no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)NewCastle (2004)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)April 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size131 mm2144 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million69 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+ 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
SocketFCLGA1155754
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+ 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 Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+ are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 32 Watt

Celeron G550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 2700+, on the other hand, has 103.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron G550 and Athlon 64 2700+. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron G550 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 2700+ is a notebook one.


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