Intel Celeron G460 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G460 and AMD Athlon II X4 651 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G460

AMD Athlon II X4 651

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G460

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1441 vs 396
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1749 vs 1335

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs November 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1441 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1749 vs 1335

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1271 vs 734
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2443 vs 481
6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.042 vs 0.446

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1271 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	2443 vs 481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.042 vs 0.446

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G460
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 651

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

734

1271

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

481

2443

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

1335

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.446

3.042

Name	Intel Celeron G460	AMD Athlon II X4 651
PassMark - Single thread mark	734	1271
PassMark - CPU mark	481	2443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1441	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1749	1335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.446	3.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.69

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G460	AMD Athlon II X4 651
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	December 2011	November 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$65
Place in performance rating	2735	2736
Price now	$65	$178.04
Processor Number	G460
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.66	5.93
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	1178 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	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	100 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)