Intel Celeron 947UE vs AMD FX-8300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 947UE and AMD FX-8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 947UE

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
• 5.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
• Around 200% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
• 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

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CPU 1: Intel Celeron 947UE
CPU 2: AMD FX-8300

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