AMD Athlon 240GE vs Intel Celeron 3215U Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon 240GE		Intel Celeron 3215U
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon 240GE and the Intel Celeron 3215U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Athlon 240GE 2 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the Intel Celeron 3215U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2015.

AMD Athlon (29)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Athlon 200 (3)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
5	Generation	7
Raven Ridge (Zen+)	Architecture	Kaby Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon 240GE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 3215U clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon 240GE	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 3215U
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	1.70 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon 240GE	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 3215U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
1.10 GHz	GPU frequency	0.10 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.80 GHz
8	GPU Generation	8
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
3	Compute units	12
192	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.2

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon 240GE, while the Intel Celeron 3215U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon 240GE	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 3215U
DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	12
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Athlon 240GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon 240GE	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 3215U
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	10 W
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon 240GE has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 3215U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
AMD Athlon 240GE	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 3215U
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2018	Release date	Q2/2015
75 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon 240GE (100%)

Intel Celeron 3215U (46%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon 240GE (100%)

Intel Celeron 3215U (31%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	930 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	394 (42%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2389 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	810 (34%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz	154 (36%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4534 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	1145 (25%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	142 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	69 (49%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	397 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	133 (34%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	335 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	601 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	334 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon 240GE 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	841 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 3215U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)


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AMD Athlon 240GE vs Intel Celeron 3215U

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details