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).

Intel Celeron G1610

AMD Athlon II X4 641

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
Unlocked
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™)