Intel Celeron G1820 vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1820 and AMD Phenom II X4 850 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 Phenom II X4 850

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 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1538 vs 1216
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 565 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2013 vs June 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1538 vs 1216
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565 vs 366

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2361 vs 1709
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1217 vs 1036

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2361 vs 1709
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217 vs 1036

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1820
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1538

1216

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1709

2361

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

565

366

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1036

1217

Name	Intel Celeron G1820	AMD Phenom II X4 850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1538	1216
PassMark - CPU mark	1709	2361
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	565	366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1036	1217
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 Phenom II X4 850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Propus
Launch date	December 2013	June 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$111
Place in performance rating	2361	2375
Price now	$75	$64.99
Processor Number	G1820
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	AMD Phenom II X4
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	10.83	16.08
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDX850WFK42GM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
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	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	300 million
Unlocked
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	95 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)