Intel Celeron G1620 vs AMD Sempron 140

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1620 and AMD Sempron 140 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 Sempron 140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1620

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1451 vs 1037
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1560 vs 486
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 324
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 878 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs July 2009
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1451 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1560 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470 vs 324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878 vs 328

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1620
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1451

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1560

486

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

470

324

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

328

Name	Intel Celeron G1620	AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1451	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1560	486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470	324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.514
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
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1528
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1528

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1620	AMD Sempron 140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sargas
Launch date	December 2012	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$208	$40
Place in performance rating	2651	2641
Price now	$153.59	$39.59
Processor Number	G1620
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	4.95	5.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	117 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	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count		234 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	45 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)