Intel Celeron G470 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 and AMD Phenom II X2 B55 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G470

AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

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

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 B55

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 837
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1183 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark	1183 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G470
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

570

1183

Name	Intel Celeron G470	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	570	1183
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1851
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G470	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Callisto
Launch date	Q2'13	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2510	2504
Processor Number	G470
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$48
Price now		$48
Value for money (0-100)		11.85
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
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	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
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)