Intel Celeron G550 vs AMD A6-3650

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and AMD A6-3650 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 - 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 G550

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 1038
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 454 vs 333
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2012 vs June 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1210 vs 1038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 454 vs 333

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3650

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x 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 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2070 vs 1259
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1128 vs 863
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2070 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1128 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: AMD A6-3650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1210
1038
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1259
2070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
454
333
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
863
1128
Name Intel Celeron G550 AMD A6-3650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1210 1038
PassMark - CPU mark 1259 2070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 454 333
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 863 1128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.599
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2340

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G550 AMD A6-3650

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Llano
Launch date June 2012 June 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Place in performance rating 2474 2451
Price now $19.99
Processor Number G550
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 33.69
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)