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.

Intel Celeron G440

AMD Athlon II X3 420e

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	2208	2210
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)