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AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs Intel Celeron G1830

The Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 280 and is around 13% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Athlon II X2 280 uses around 20% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 102 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.

×AMD Athlon II X2 280×Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3LGA1150
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 2MB
TDP65W53W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$9.67
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2013Q1 2014
# of Samples5943
CPU Rank41023959
CPU Value18.024.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)14683(-2.9%)1513(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1384(-11.3%)1560(0.0%)
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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 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 280
1,384
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz
1,560
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 280
18.0
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz
24.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 280
1,468
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz
1,513
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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.
AMD Athlon II X2 280 Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz
Max TDP65W53W
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.