Intel Celeron G4930T vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4930T and AMD Athlon II X2 280 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 G4930T

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4930T

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1769 vs 1462
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2297 vs 1355

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Apr 2019 vs February 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	2297 vs 1355

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4930T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1769

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2297

1355

Name	Intel Celeron G4930T	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	2297	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G4930T	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Regor
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	February 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$100
Place in performance rating	1483	1475
Processor Number	G4930T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 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
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
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® 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)
Secure Boot
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® Turbo Boost technology
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)