Intel Celeron G460 vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G460 and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 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, 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).

Intel Celeron G460

AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G460

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 699 vs 677

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs October 2004
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	699 vs 677

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x 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 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 608 vs 469

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	608 vs 469

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G460
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

699

677

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

469

608

Name	Intel Celeron G460	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	699	677
PassMark - CPU mark	469	608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1441
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.071

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G460	AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	San Diego
Launch date	December 2011	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$160
Place in performance rating	2734	2745
Price now	$65	$11.99
Processor Number	G460
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.66	14.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	105 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066
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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	89 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)