Intel Celeron G555 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G555 and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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 G555

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G555

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1289 vs 1182
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1388 vs 1171

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1289 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	1388 vs 1171

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 1717
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2805 vs 2746

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1727 vs 1717
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2805 vs 2746

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G555
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1289

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

1171

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1717

1727

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2746

2805

Name	Intel Celeron G555	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1289	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1717	1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2746	2805

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G555	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	September 2012	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$80
Place in performance rating	1582	1627
Price now	$153.59	$80
Processor Number	G555
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.65	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 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)