AMD FX-4100 vs Intel Celeron E1500

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4100 and Intel Celeron E1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD FX-4100

Intel Celeron E1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4100

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
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 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1289 vs 764
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2618 vs 626
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 463 vs 260
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1286 vs 457

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2011 vs November 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1289 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	2618 vs 626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	463 vs 260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1286 vs 457

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 70.50°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4100
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1289

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2618

626

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

463

260

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1286

457

Name	AMD FX-4100	Intel Celeron E1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1289	764
PassMark - CPU mark	2618	626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	463	260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1286	457
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.939

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4100	Intel Celeron E1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Conroe
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2011	November 2008
OPN PIB	FD4100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray	FD4100WMW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2959	2935
Price now	$129.99	$19.65
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	9.22	17.57
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$63
Processor Number		E1500
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	315 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	105 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)