Intel Celeron G465 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G465 and AMD Phenom II X2 550 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 G465

AMD Phenom II X2 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G465

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	September 2012 vs November 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 550

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
4x 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1233 vs 819
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1167 vs 547

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 1536 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1233 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark	1167 vs 547

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G465
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

819

1233

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

547

1167

Name	Intel Celeron G465	AMD Phenom II X2 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	819	1233
PassMark - CPU mark	547	1167
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1573
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1869

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G465	AMD Phenom II X2 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Callisto
Launch date	September 2012	November 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$133
Place in performance rating	2039	2043
Price now	$29.99	$49.99
Processor Number	G465
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.56	11.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	1536 KB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	758 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	80 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)