AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Celeron G555

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and Intel Celeron G555 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7480

Intel Celeron G555

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 140641% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1562 vs 1289
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1837 vs 1388

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562 vs 1289
PassMark - CPU mark	1837 vs 1388

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G555

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

1289

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

1388

Name	AMD A6-7480	Intel Celeron G555
PassMark - Single thread mark	1562	1289
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	1388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1717
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2746

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	Intel Celeron G555
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Sandy Bridge
Place in performance rating	1665	1652
Processor Number	A6-7480	G555
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		September 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$89
Price now		$153.59
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	2.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	850 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
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
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
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)