AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs Intel Celeron G4920

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and Intel Celeron G4920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD Phenom X2 B59

Intel Celeron G4920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4920

Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1960 vs 1395
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2500 vs 1431

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960 vs 1395
PassMark - CPU mark	2500 vs 1431

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G4920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1431

2500

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Celeron G4920
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	1431	2500
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		921
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		921
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1058
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1912

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Celeron G4920
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1742	1725
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		January 2018
Price now		$82.99
Processor Number		G4920
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.77
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E93
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)