Intel Celeron g530 vs Amd athlon 255U

[byteninja2]

So, which one would be better?

 

[wolfeking]

celeron hands down. Higher IPC, and a modern socket. The athlon is pretty much dated at this point.

 

[byteninja2]

Wolfeking, he is the all time responder, just like superman!Im going to bed.Thanks for the info, and got the celeron dual you reccomeded me, thinking about pentium g6 somthing.

 

[2048Megabytes]

I cannot find specifications on an Athlon 255U processor. I could find the Athlon II 250U processor. It is a 25 Watt Dual-Core laptop processor that has a clock speed of 1.6 gigahertz.

The Celeron G530 is a 65 Watt desktop Dual-Core processor that has a clock speed of 2.4 gigahertz.

Almost all desktop processors beat laptop central processing units in processing power which is one of the reasons why I prefer desktop computers over laptops.

The Celeron G530 is only $52. It would be a good processor to put at the heart of a desktop system if you were not running any programs that required a lot of processing power. The Pentium G620 Processor would also be a decent choice.

 

[MyCattMaxx]

Maybe he meant this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103844

 

[wolfeking]

Maybe he meant this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103844

That's what I assume also. Either way the celeron comes out on top.

 

[jonnyp11]

or the 255e, 45w version of 255, but still, celeron wins.

 

[87dtna]

If you can swing a few extra bucks for the G620 as someone else mentioned, it's a decent bit better. But yeah even still the G530 easily beats the Athlon's even when they are overclocked. It would take around 3.4ghz to match the performance of the G530 and atleast 3.8ghz on the Athlon to match the G620.

 

[The_Other_One]

I know the Pentium G620 is an awesome processor. I used one in my girlfriend's HTPC and it screams. The Athlon isn't bad (I guess I basically have the quad-core version in my work PC). Athlon II's are pretty snappy, but Celeron wins hands down.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/69...rev._C2)_vs_Intel_Celeron_Dual-Core_G530.html

 

[byteninja2]

OK, got a core 2 Duo already and am upgrading to a better cpu this year.

 

[The_Other_One]

If you're not upgrading now, then I'd suggest not trying to decide on what to get The new Intel processors should be out soon which may knock down prices on previous models...or simply provide tons of new options

 

[byteninja2]

Yup, plan on getting i5 sandy when ivy comes out, or a amd fx if they improve.