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Intel Celeron G555 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

The AMD Athlon II X2 280 is newer than Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz is around 13% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 74 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz×AMD Athlon II X2 280+ ADD
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Socket TypeLGA1155AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 2MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q1 2013
# of Samples1559
CPU Rank40694102
CPU Value19.018.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1295(-11.8%)14683(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1427(0.0%)1384(-3.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz
1,427
AMD Athlon II X2 280
1,384
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz
19.0
AMD Athlon II X2 280
18.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz
1,295
AMD Athlon II X2 280
1,468
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Celeron G555 @ 2.70GHz AMD Athlon II X2 280
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.