AMD A12-9800E vs Intel Celeron G1620T

Comparative analysis of AMD A12-9800E and Intel Celeron G1620T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A12-9800E

Intel Celeron G1620T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9800E

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1617 vs 1327
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3471 vs 1532

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 September 2016 vs September 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617 vs 1327
PassMark - CPU mark	3471 vs 1532

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1620T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A12-9800E
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1620T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1617

1327

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3471

1532

Name	AMD A12-9800E	Intel Celeron G1620T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1617	1327
PassMark - CPU mark	3471	1532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	494
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1441
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1156
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2623

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A12-9800E	Intel Celeron G1620T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	5 September 2016	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$105	$42
OPN PIB	AD9800AHABBOX
OPN Tray	AD9800AHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1930	1922
Price now	$113.99	$42
Series	AMD A12-Series APU for Desktops	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	13.19	16.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G1620T
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
Compute Cores	12
Die size	246 mm	94 mm
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Number of threads		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.05 GHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon R7 Series	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0 x8	2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)