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).

 

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 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1541 vs 878
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1717 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 1541 vs 878
PassMark - CPU mark 1717 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
878
1541
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1295
1717
Name AMD Athlon X2 450 Intel Celeron G1820
PassMark - Single thread mark 878 1541
PassMark - CPU mark 1295 1717
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 2430 2436
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)