AMD Athlon X2 450 vs Intel Celeron G1820

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and Intel Celeron G1820 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 X2 450

Intel Celeron G1820

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	31 Jul 2014 vs December 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1540 vs 878
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1718 vs 1295

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1540 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark	1718 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1540

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

1718

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Celeron G1820
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	1540
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	1718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		565
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1036
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		28.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.149
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		612
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1320
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		612
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1320
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2399

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Celeron G1820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Haswell
Launch date	31 Jul 2014	December 2013
Place in performance rating	2428	2434
Launch price (MSRP)		$110
Price now		$75
Processor Number		G1820
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.83
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.70 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	177 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	2411 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)