Intel Celeron G1620 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1620 and AMD Athlon II X4 651 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G1620

AMD Athlon II X4 651

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1620

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1451 vs 1287
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 396
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.514 vs 3.042

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs November 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1451 vs 1287
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470 vs 396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.514 vs 3.042

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 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 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2500 vs 1560
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1335 vs 878
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.69 vs 1.933

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2500 vs 1560
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1335 vs 878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.69 vs 1.933

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1620
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 651

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1451

1287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1560

2500

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

470

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

1335

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.514

3.042

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.933

3.69

Name	Intel Celeron G1620	AMD Athlon II X4 651
PassMark - Single thread mark	1451	1287
PassMark - CPU mark	1560	2500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	1335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.514	3.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.933	3.69
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1528
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1528

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1620	AMD Athlon II X4 651
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	December 2012	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$208
Place in performance rating	2721	2708
Price now	$153.59	$178.04
Processor Number	G1620
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.95	5.93
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		1178 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	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
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™)