AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Celeron G1850

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Celeron G1850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Intel Celeron G1850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x 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
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2112 vs 1567
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9103 vs 1900
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 906 vs 605
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3620 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs May 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112 vs 1567
PassMark - CPU mark	9103 vs 1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	906 vs 605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3620 vs 1054

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1850

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2112

1567

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9103

1900

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

906

605

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3620

1054

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	Intel Celeron G1850
PassMark - Single thread mark	2112	1567
PassMark - CPU mark	9103	1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	906	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3620	1054
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1786
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3067

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	Intel Celeron G1850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	11 April 2017	May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$101
OPN PIB	YD150XBBAEBOX
OPN Tray	YD150XBBM4GAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1550	1544
Price now	$139.99	$79.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	21.18	10.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G1850
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.90 GHz
Die size	192 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	2
Transistor count	4800 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire (No LED)	PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)