AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 641 and Intel Celeron 450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 60.4°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 8x 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 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1189 vs 763
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 433
  • Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1247 vs 971
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2012 vs August 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1189 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark 2313 vs 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1247 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 369
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 963 vs 369

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 641
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1189
763
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2313
433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
369
963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1247
971
Name AMD Athlon II X4 641 Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark 1189 763
PassMark - CPU mark 2313 433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369 963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1247 971

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 641 Intel Celeron 450

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Conroe
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date February 2012 August 2008
OPN PIB AD641XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray AD641XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating 2476 2466
Price now $91.50 $29.99
Series AMD Athlon II X4 Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100) 10.77 6.14
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 450
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 2.20 GHz
Die size 228 mm 77 mm2
L1 cache 512 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C 60.4°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million 105 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range 1.0000V-1.3375V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 uPGA LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring