Intel Celeron G550 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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 Phenom X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 841

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210 vs 841

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1455 vs 1259

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1455 vs 1259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

1455

Name	Intel Celeron G550	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	841
PassMark - CPU mark	1259	1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G550	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Agena
Launch date	June 2012	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	2474	2481
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	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066
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	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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™)