Intel Celeron G6900 vs AMD A8-7670K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G6900 and AMD A8-7670K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G6900

  • Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.40°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2729 vs 1485
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4551 vs 3192
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2729 vs 1485
PassMark - CPU mark 4551 vs 3192

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 256 KB vs 160 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G6900
CPU 2: AMD A8-7670K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2729
1485
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4551
3192
Name Intel Celeron G6900 AMD A8-7670K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2729 1485
PassMark - CPU mark 4551 3192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.072
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G6900 AMD A8-7670K

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $60
Place in performance rating 907 900
Processor Number G6900
Series Intel Celeron Processor G Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD767KXBJCSBX

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 160 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 72.40°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Base frequency 3.6 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x4693
Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 710 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4
DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FM2+
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C Near Silent 95W
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio

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™)