AMD A6-5400B vs Intel Celeron G550

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and Intel Celeron G550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A6-5400B

Intel Celeron G550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 1210
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1459 vs 1259

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs June 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1459 vs 1259

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 454 vs 439
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 863 vs 695

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863 vs 695

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

1210

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

1259

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

454

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

863

Name	AMD A6-5400B	Intel Celeron G550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695	863
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	601

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5400B	Intel Celeron G550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	October 2012	June 2012
Place in performance rating	2489	2472
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$19.99
Processor Number		G550
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		33.69
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	504 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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