Intel Celeron G4930 vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4930 and AMD FX-8100 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.

Intel Celeron G4930

AMD FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4930

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 1154

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Apr 2019 vs October 2011
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946 vs 1154

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4073 vs 2547

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4073 vs 2547

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4930
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1946

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2547

4073

Name	Intel Celeron G4930	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	2547	4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7176

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G4930	AMD FX-8100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zambezi
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1337	1345
Processor Number	G4930
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$142
Value for money (0-100)		12.48
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8192 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
Die size		315 mm
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 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
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® 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
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™)