Athlon II X2 215 vs Celeron J1900

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2678	2783
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.66
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	6.81	0.89
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	1 November 2013 (11 years ago)	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	-	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J1900 and Athlon II X2 215.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.72	0.61
Recency	1 November 2013	20 October 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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