AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Celeron G1830

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-9500 and Intel Celeron G1830 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1625 vs 1513
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1870 vs 1560
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs December 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 72°C
L2 cache 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1625 vs 1513
PassMark - CPU mark 1870 vs 1560

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1830

  • 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
  • 5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2724 vs 484
  • 5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4300 vs 800
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2724 vs 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4300 vs 800

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-9500
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1830

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1625
1513
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1870
1560
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
484
2724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
800
4300
Name AMD A6-9500 Intel Celeron G1830
PassMark - Single thread mark 1625 1513
PassMark - CPU mark 1870 1560
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484 2724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 800 4300
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6783
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2148
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6783

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-9500 Intel Celeron G1830

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Haswell
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 December 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $64 $85
OPN PIB AD9500AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9500AGM23AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1189 1184
Price now $56.83 $69.99
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 15.52 10.71
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G1830
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.80 GHz
Compute Cores 8
Die size 246 mm 177 mm
L2 cache 1 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Number of threads 2

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1029 MHz 1.05 GHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R5 Series Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12 11.1/12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 Up to 3.0
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® 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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

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

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)