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.

AMD Athlon II X4 641

Intel Celeron 450

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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1189 vs 713
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 415
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 713
PassMark - CPU mark	2313 vs 415
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

713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2313

415

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	713
PassMark - CPU mark	2313	415
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	2473	2497
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