AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Celeron G5900T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Celeron G5900T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Celeron G5900T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2657 vs 2155

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	256K vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2657 vs 2155

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs Jul 2015
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	512 KB vs 4MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G5900T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1231

1640

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2657

2155

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Celeron G5900T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231	1640
PassMark - CPU mark	2657	2155

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Celeron G5900T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Comet Lake
Launch date	Jul 2015	30 Apr 2020
Place in performance rating	1986	1587
Launch price (MSRP)		$42
Processor Number		G5900T
Series		Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	245 mm²
L1 cache	256K	128 KB
L2 cache	4MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	2,411 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		2 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.00 GHz
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015B
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)