Intel Celeron N3050 vs AMD Athlon 1660 |
Released January, 2015
Intel Celeron N3050
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Celeron N3050
 | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much lower typical power consumption 4.88W |
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AMD Athlon 1660
- 2.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 1660
| | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 69,100 MB/s | | Significantly higher clock speed 2.8 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 4.88W | vs | 36.56W | 7.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 8.65 pt/W | vs | 1.49 pt/W | More than 5.8x better performance per watt | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 1,584 | vs | 1,055 | More than 50% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 1.45 $/year | vs | 10.84 $/year | 7.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 5.26 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | 7.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 69,100 MB/s | vs | 350.4 MB/s | Around 197.2x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 75% higher clock speed | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Celeron N3050 vs Athlon 1660
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Celeron N3050 | vs | Athlon 1660 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| AES | |||
details | Celeron N3050 | vs | Athlon 1660 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 320 MHz | N/A | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 6W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.45 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 5.26 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.65 pt/W | 1.49 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 4.88W | 36.56W | |
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