Intel Celeron G465 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G465 and AMD Phenom X3 8550 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 X3 8550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G465

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1573 vs 1361

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1573 vs 1361

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.9 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 835 vs 819
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 547
Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3171 vs 1869

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 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	2048 KB (shared) vs 1536 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	835 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark	1079 vs 547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3171 vs 1869

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G465
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

819

835

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

547

1079

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1573

1361

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1869

3171

Name	Intel Celeron G465	AMD Phenom X3 8550
PassMark - Single thread mark	819	835
PassMark - CPU mark	547	1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1573	1361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1869	3171

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G465	AMD Phenom X3 8550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Toliman
Launch date	September 2012	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$170
Place in performance rating	2037	2043
Price now	$29.99	$169.95
Processor Number	G465
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.56	3.33
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	1536 KB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	3
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	450 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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 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™)