AMD A4-7300 vs Intel Celeron G550

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-7300 and Intel Celeron G550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 A4-7300

Intel Celeron G550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-7300

Around 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 69.1°C
2x 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: 1477 vs 1210
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1529 vs 1259

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1477 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1529 vs 1259

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 454 vs 442
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 863 vs 681

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454 vs 442
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863 vs 681

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-7300
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1477

1210

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1529

1259

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

442

454

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

681

863

Name	AMD A4-7300	Intel Celeron G550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1477	1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1529	1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	442	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	681	863
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.865
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	502
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1071
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2652

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-7300	Intel Celeron G550
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD7300OKA23HL
Place in performance rating	2458	2474
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$19.99
Processor Number		G550
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		33.69
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1 GHz
iGPU core count	192
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)