AMD A8-5545M vs Intel Celeron 1020E

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5545M and Intel Celeron 1020E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-5545M

Intel Celeron 1020E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5545M

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 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 84% lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1563 vs 1406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 1 January 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1563 vs 1406

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 1020E

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 828

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 828

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5545M
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 1020E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

828

1224

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1563

1406

Name	AMD A8-5545M	Intel Celeron 1020E
PassMark - Single thread mark	828	1224
PassMark - CPU mark	1563	1406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.22
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2521
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2521

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-5545M	Intel Celeron 1020E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	23 May 2013	1 January 2013
Place in performance rating	2035	2036
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 1000 Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		1020E
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	1400 million
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP2	FCPGA988, FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		1
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)