AMD A6-9400 vs Intel Celeron G1850

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9400 and Intel Celeron G1850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-9400

Intel Celeron G1850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9400

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 127486% higher clock speed: 3700 MHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 72°C
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1567
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2717 vs 1900

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2019 vs May 2014
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 72°C
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664 vs 1567
PassMark - CPU mark	2717 vs 1900

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1850

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9400
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1664

1567

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2717

1900

Name	AMD A6-9400	Intel Celeron G1850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1664	1567
PassMark - CPU mark	2717	1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1786
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3067

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-9400	Intel Celeron G1850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Launch date	2019	May 2014
OPN Tray	AD9400AGM23AB
Place in performance rating	1552	1543
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$101
Price now		$79.99
Processor Number		G1850
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3400 MHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3700 MHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.05 GHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)