AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Celeron N4000

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-9800 and Intel Celeron N4000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 62% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1705 vs 1037
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3755 vs 1428
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1176 vs 583
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1176 vs 583
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1705 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 3755 vs 1428
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1176 vs 583
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1176 vs 583

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1322 vs 477
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1853 vs 1715
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1322 vs 477
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1853 vs 1715
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 December 2017 vs 3 October 2016
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1322 vs 477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1853 vs 1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1322 vs 477
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1853 vs 1715

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-9800
CPU 2: Intel Celeron N4000

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1705
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3755
1428
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1176
583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
477
1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1176
583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
477
1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
1853
Name AMD PRO A12-9800 Intel Celeron N4000
PassMark - Single thread mark 1705 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 3755 1428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 26.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 279.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 34.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 131.8
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1176 583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 477 1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1715 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1176 583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 477 1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1715 1853
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 388
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 680

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A12-9800 Intel Celeron N4000

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date 3 October 2016 11 December 2017
OPN Tray AD980BAUM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1054 2250
Series AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Vertical segment Desktop Mobile
Architecture codename Gemini Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Processor Number N4000
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 1.10 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of threads 2

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 1108 MHz
Processor graphics R7 Intel® UHD Graphics 600
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x3185
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 650 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
Thermal Solution 105 deg C

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)