AMD Athlon X2 4450e vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 4450e and Intel Celeron 430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 28% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 615
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 867 vs 280
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 907
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 615
PassMark - CPU mark	867 vs 280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 868

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 4450e
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

615

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

280

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1045

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1701

868

Name	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	615
PassMark - CPU mark	867	280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701	868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Conroe
Launch date	April 2008	June 2007
Place in performance rating	2544	2547
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$16.52
Processor Number		430
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.72
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)