Intel Celeron G550 vs AMD Athlon II X4 641

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and AMD Athlon II X4 641 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.

Intel Celeron G550

AMD Athlon II X4 641

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 1189
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 454 vs 369

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs February 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210 vs 1189
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454 vs 369

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 69.1°C
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 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 1259
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1247 vs 863

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2313 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1247 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 641

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

2313

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

369

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

863

1247

Name	Intel Celeron G550	AMD Athlon II X4 641
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1189
PassMark - CPU mark	1259	2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863	1247

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G550	AMD Athlon II X4 641
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	June 2012	February 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	2481	2493
Price now	$19.99	$91.50
Processor Number	G550
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	AMD Athlon II X4
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.69	10.77
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD641XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD641XWNZ43GX
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	1178 million
Unlocked
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 uPGA
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™)