AMD Athlon X4 730 vs Intel Celeron G1630

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and Intel Celeron G1630 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. 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), 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 730

Intel Celeron G1630

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 50% 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 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2278 vs 1707

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2278 vs 1707

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1630

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1553 vs 937

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs 2 Oct 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1553 vs 937

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

1553

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

1707

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Celeron G1630
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	1553
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	1707
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		27.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.363
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		770
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		770

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	Intel Celeron G1630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	September 2013
Place in performance rating	2309	2301
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$49.99
Processor Number		G1630
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		14.68
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	94 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1303 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)