AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Celeron G6900TE

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AMD Phenom II X4 980 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G6900TE
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Intel Celeron G6900TE

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 980 or Intel Celeron G6900TE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Phenom II X4 980 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 980 was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Celeron G6900TE has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G6900TE was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Intel Celeron G6000 (4)
4 Generation 10
Deneb (K10) Architecture Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Celeron G5900TE
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 980 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 980 is 3.70 GHz while the Intel Celeron G6900TE has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G6900TE is at 2.40 GHz.
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Characteristic Intel Celeron G6900TE
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Characteristic Intel Celeron G6900TE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Phenom II X4 980 or Intel Celeron G6900TE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 UHD Graphics 710
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X4 980 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Celeron G6900TE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Characteristic Intel Celeron G6900TE
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 980 is 125 W, while the Intel Celeron G6900TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Characteristic Intel Celeron G6900TE
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 980 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron G6900TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 6.50 MB cache.
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Characteristic Intel Celeron G6900TE
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 53 $
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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 Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G6900TE Intel Celeron G6900TE
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz
332 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4610 (100%)
Intel Celeron G6900TE Intel Celeron G6900TE
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
97 (100%)
Intel Celeron G6900TE Intel Celeron G6900TE
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
375 (100%)
Intel Celeron G6900TE Intel Celeron G6900TE
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Intel Celeron G6900TE
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