Intel Celeron G4950 vs AMD A10-6790K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4950 and AMD A10-6790K 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4950

  • Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 74°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2041 vs 1556
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2041 vs 1556

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3089 vs 2714
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3089 vs 2714

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4950
CPU 2: AMD A10-6790K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2041
1556
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2714
3089
Name Intel Celeron G4950 AMD A10-6790K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2041 1556
PassMark - CPU mark 2714 3089
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 71.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5588
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5588

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G4950 AMD A10-6790K

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Richland
Launch date Q2'19 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $52
Place in performance rating 1273 1258
Processor Number G4950
Series Intel Celeron Processor G Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD679KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray AD679KWOA44HL

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 4 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 128 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 4 MB
L3 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 100°C 74°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz
Transistor count 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

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 AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 844 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 100 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

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™)
IOMMU 2.0