Intel Celeron G470 vs AMD FX-8320

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 and AMD FX-8320 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G470

AMD FX-8320

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 65.5°C vs 61.10°C
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	65.5°C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 837
9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5443 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1467 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark	5443 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G470
CPU 2: AMD FX-8320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

1467

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

570

5443

Name	Intel Celeron G470	AMD FX-8320
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	1467
PassMark - CPU mark	570	5443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2495
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.54

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G470	AMD FX-8320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Vishera
Launch date	Q2'13	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2508	2496
Processor Number	G470
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD8320FRHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD8320FRW8KHK
Price now		$92.50
Value for money (0-100)		25.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C	61.10°C
Number of cores	1	8
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 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
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	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	n / a
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)