Intel Celeron G1630 vs AMD Phenom X3 8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1630 and AMD Phenom X3 8400 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 G1630

AMD Phenom X3 8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1630

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1553 vs 819
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1707 vs 1164
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2548 vs 973
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4195 vs 2405

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1553 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark	1707 vs 1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2548 vs 973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4195 vs 2405

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8400

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 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 G1630
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1553

819

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1707

1164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2548

973

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4195

2405

Name	Intel Celeron G1630	AMD Phenom X3 8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1553	819
PassMark - CPU mark	1707	1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2548	973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4195	2405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.363
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	770
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	770

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1630	AMD Phenom X3 8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Toliman
Launch date	September 2013	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	2302	2297
Price now	$49.99
Processor Number	G1630
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	14.68
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 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	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
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	95 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™)