AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Celeron 1017U Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon II X2 235e		Intel Celeron 1017U
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 235e and the Intel Celeron 1017U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 235e 2 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the Intel Celeron 1017U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 1000 (9)
1	Generation	3
Propus	Architecture	Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 235e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 1017U clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon II X2 235e	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	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 II X2 235e	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7
	Technology	22 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.0

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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 235e, while the Intel Celeron 1017U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon II X2 235e	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Athlon II X2 235e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 1017U is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon II X2 235e	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	17 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 235e has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 1017U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
AMD Athlon II X2 235e	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 1017U
45 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3	Socket	BGA 1023
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009	Release date	Q3/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 235e (100%)

Intel Celeron 1017U (89%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 235e (100%)

Intel Celeron 1017U (85%)

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 II X2 235e 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	356 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	317 (89%)

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 II X2 235e 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	689 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	607 (88%)

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 II X2 235e 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	1094 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	890 (81%)

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 II X2 235e 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	284 (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 II X2 235e 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	505 (100%)

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 II X2 235e @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 1017U Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96 (100%)


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AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Celeron 1017U

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