AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 850 and Intel Celeron 450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X4 850

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1230 vs 763
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2400 vs 433
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1217 vs 971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs August 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark	2400 vs 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	963 vs 366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2400

433

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

366

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1217

971

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230	763
PassMark - CPU mark	2400	433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	366	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217	971

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Conroe
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2011	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$111
OPN PIB	HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2463	2466
Price now	$64.99	$29.99
Series	AMD Phenom II X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	16.08	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		450
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	169 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	105 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
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	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)