Intel Celeron G1820 vs AMD A8-5500B

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1820 and AMD A8-5500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 - 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1541 vs 1327
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 427
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.452 vs 3.418
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.945 vs 0.511
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2013 vs October 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1541 vs 1327
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 565 vs 427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.452 vs 3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.945 vs 0.511

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 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 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 vs 1717
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 1036
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 90.111 vs 28.651
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.394 vs 0.235
  • 19.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.819 vs 2.149
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.2 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 2611 vs 1717
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1184 vs 1036
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 90.111 vs 28.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.394 vs 0.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 41.819 vs 2.149

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1820
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1541
1327
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1717
2611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
565
427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
1184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.452
3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
28.651
90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.235
0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.945
0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.149
41.819
Name Intel Celeron G1820 AMD A8-5500B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1541 1327
PassMark - CPU mark 1717 2611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 565 427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 1184
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.452 3.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 28.651 90.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.235 0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.945 0.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.149 41.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 612
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1320
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 612
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1320
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2399

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G1820 AMD A8-5500B

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Trinity
Launch date December 2013 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $110
Place in performance rating 2436 2438
Price now $75
Processor Number G1820
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.83
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C 71 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 1178 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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™)