Intel Celeron G1610 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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 Phenom X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1379 vs 841
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1526 vs 1455

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1379 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark	1526 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1379

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1526

1455

Name	Intel Celeron G1610	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1379	841
PassMark - CPU mark	1526	1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	482
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	900
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 Phenom X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Agena
Launch date	December 2012	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$388
Place in performance rating	2495	2482
Price now	$24.99
Processor Number	G1610
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	29.34
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 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™)