Intel Celeron G1820 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1820 and AMD Athlon II X2 270 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).

Intel Celeron G1820

AMD Athlon II X2 270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1820

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 1360
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1715 vs 1301
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 396
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 737

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2013 vs July 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 1360
PassMark - CPU mark	1715 vs 1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036 vs 737

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1820
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1539

1360

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

1301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

565

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

737

Name	Intel Celeron G1820	AMD Athlon II X2 270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539	1360
PassMark - CPU mark	1715	1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036	737
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	28.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.149
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 Athlon II X2 270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	December 2013	July 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$100
Place in performance rating	2431	2412
Price now	$75	$23.99
Processor Number	G1820
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	10.83	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	410 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	DDR2, 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	AM3
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)