Celeron 1037U vs Phenom II X3 P820

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P820
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.68
+6.3%
Celeron 1037U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64

Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Celeron 1037U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27382766
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.533.50
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U 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 speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
VirusProtect+-
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+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U 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 Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U 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 Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U. 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 Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

Phenom II X3 P820 0.68
+6.3%
Celeron 1037U 0.64

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.

Phenom II X3 P820 1560
Celeron 1037U 2500
+60.3%

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.

Phenom II X3 P820 4169
Celeron 1037U 4824
+15.7%

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.

Phenom II X3 P820 2043
+7.4%
Celeron 1037U 1903

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X3 P820 2
+4.8%
Celeron 1037U 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.64
Recency 12 May 2010 20 January 2013
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

Phenom II X3 P820 has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron 1037U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron 1037U.


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