AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Celeron 430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 111% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1679 vs 619
13.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 289
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679 vs 619
PassMark - CPU mark	3797 vs 289
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 868

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 516

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1679

619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3797

289

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

868

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679	619
PassMark - CPU mark	3797	289
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2616	2613
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$16.52
Processor Number		430
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.72
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	1.80 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		77 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA775
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)