Intel Celeron G470 vs AMD FX-8320E

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 and AMD FX-8320E 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

  • 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 8% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 65.5°C
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1435 vs 837
  • 9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5107 vs 570
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 1
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C vs 65.5°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1435 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark 5107 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
837
1435
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
570
5107
Name Intel Celeron G470 AMD FX-8320E
PassMark - Single thread mark 837 1435
PassMark - CPU mark 570 5107
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 495
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2254
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 17.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.463

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G470 AMD FX-8320E

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Vishera
Launch date Q2'13 2 September 2014
Place in performance rating 2509 2491
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 FD832EWMHKBOX
OPN Tray FD832EWMW8KHK
Price now $94.42
Value for money (0-100) 23.45

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 65.5°C 70.50°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: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 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 95 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™)