AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Celeron M P4600

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Celeron M P4600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD GX-217GA

Intel Celeron M P4600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs 1 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Celeron M P4600

Name	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Celeron M P4600
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	422
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	750
PassMark - Single thread mark		784
PassMark - CPU mark		846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		556

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-217GA	Intel Celeron M P4600
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Arrandale
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	1 October 2010
Place in performance rating	3015	2875
Processor Number	GX-217GA	P4600
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$86
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1650 MHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	500 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8280E	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3)	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mmx37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)