AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Celeron 420

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Celeron 420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

AMD Athlon 5150

Intel Celeron 420

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 545 vs 471
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1388 vs 235

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	545 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark	1388 vs 235

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 420

4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 883 vs 179
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 834 vs 573

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	883 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	834 vs 573

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

235

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

883

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

834

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	Intel Celeron 420
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	471
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2271
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2271

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5150	Intel Celeron 420
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2730	2728
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)		$23
Price now		$39.99
Processor Number		420
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.31
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	60.4°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		77 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		60 °C
Maximum frequency		1.6 GHz
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)