Intel Celeron G1610 vs AMD Athlon II X4 641

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610 and AMD Athlon II X4 641 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 82% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1379 vs 1189
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 482 vs 369
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2012 vs February 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1379 vs 1189
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 482 vs 369

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 1526
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1247 vs 900
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2313 vs 1526
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1247 vs 900

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 641

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1379
1189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1526
2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
482
369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
900
1247
Name Intel Celeron G1610 AMD Athlon II X4 641
PassMark - Single thread mark 1379 1189
PassMark - CPU mark 1526 2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 482 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 900 1247
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 22.539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1768
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1768

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G1610 AMD Athlon II X4 641

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Llano
Launch date December 2012 February 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $388
Place in performance rating 2495 2476
Price now $24.99 $91.50
Processor Number G1610
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series AMD Athlon II X4
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 29.34 10.77
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD641XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray AD641XWNZ43GX

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.8 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 94 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C
Transistor count 1178 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 100 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011C

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)