AMD Athlon X2 450 vs Intel Celeron J3455

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 450 and Intel Celeron J3455 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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 J3455

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 450

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 878 vs 812

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	878 vs 812

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J3455

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2256 vs 1295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2256 vs 1295

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 450
CPU 2: Intel Celeron J3455

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

812

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1295

2256

Name	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Celeron J3455
PassMark - Single thread mark	878	812
PassMark - CPU mark	1295	2256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		295
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		628
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1046
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1735
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		628
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1046
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1735

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 450	Intel Celeron J3455
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Apollo Lake
Launch date	31 Jul 2014	Q3'16
Place in performance rating	2335	2325
Processor Number		J3455
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	1.50 GHz
Die size	245 mm²
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	2411 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCBGA1296
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		24mm x 31mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	6
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Execution Units		12
Graphics base frequency		250 MHz
Graphics max frequency		750 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		8 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 500
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		Yes
OpenGL		Yes
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)