Intel Celeron G4900 vs AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4900 and AMD Phenom II X4 905e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G4900

AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4900

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1836 vs 1014
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2382 vs 1959
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.011 vs 3.495

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2018 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1836 vs 1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2382 vs 1959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.011 vs 3.495

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
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
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1662 vs 746
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4721 vs 1353

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1662 vs 746
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4721 vs 1353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4900
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 905e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1836

1014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2382

1959

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

746

1662

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1353

4721

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.011

3.495

Name	Intel Celeron G4900	AMD Phenom II X4 905e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1836	1014
PassMark - CPU mark	2382	1959
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	746	1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1353	4721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.011	3.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	18.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.512
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1013
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1910
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1013
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1910
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G4900	AMD Phenom II X4 905e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Deneb
Launch date	January 2018	June 2009
Place in performance rating	1954	1940
Price now	$58.80	$53.99
Processor Number	G4900
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	16.38	16.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$212
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		258 mm
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)