AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Celeron E1200 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 E1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 138% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
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
2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1679 vs 580
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 516
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 1252

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	3797 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 1252

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 71.30°C
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 71.30°C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1679

580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3797

516

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

867

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

1252

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1679	580
PassMark - CPU mark	3797	516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	1252
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 E1200
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2616	2629
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Price now		$225
Processor Number		E1200
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.13
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	1.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		77 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
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)		65 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)