Intel Celeron G3950 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3950 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G3950

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3950

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 89 Watt
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1842 vs 677
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2336 vs 608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2017 vs October 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark	2336 vs 608

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1842

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2336

608

Name	Intel Celeron G3950	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1842	677
PassMark - CPU mark	2336	608
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	963
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2572
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G3950	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	San Diego
Launch date	January 2017	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$126	$160
Place in performance rating	1207	2743
Price now	$71.22	$11.99
Processor Number	G3950
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	12.43	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	2
Die size		115 mm
Transistor count		105 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2133, DDR3L 1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x5902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	89 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® 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)