Intel Celeron G440 vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G440 and AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G440

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Launch date September 2011 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
  • Around 63% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1058 vs 747
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1557 vs 420
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1058 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark 1557 vs 420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G440
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
747
1058
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
420
1557
Name Intel Celeron G440 AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark 747 1058
PassMark - CPU mark 420 1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1281

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G440 AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Rana
Launch date September 2011 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $45 $116
Place in performance rating 2207 2209
Price now $49.99 $116.15
Processor Number G440
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.06 5.80
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 64 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.5°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 1 3
Number of threads 1
Transistor count 504 million 300 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)