Intel Celeron G550 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and Intel Celeron 450 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

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G550

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1210 vs 747
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1259 vs 426

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs August 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark	1259 vs 426

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 454
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 971 vs 863

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	963 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	971 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

426

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

863

971

Name	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	747
PassMark - CPU mark	1259	426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863	971

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	June 2012	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	2474	2482
Price now	$19.99	$29.99
Processor Number	G550	450
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.69	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)