Intel Celeron J1800 vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J1800 and AMD Athlon II X4 640 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Celeron J1800

AMD Athlon II X4 640

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J1800

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	1 November 2013 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.58 GHz
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 658
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 572
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.776 vs 1.151
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.17 vs 0.078
4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.052 vs 1.007
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.618 vs 7.14

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.58 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 112 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212 vs 658
PassMark - CPU mark	2245 vs 572
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.776 vs 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17 vs 0.078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052 vs 1.007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.618 vs 7.14

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J1800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

658

1212

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

572

2245

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.151

2.776

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.078

0.17

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.007

4.052

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.14

7.618

Name	Intel Celeron J1800	AMD Athlon II X4 640
PassMark - Single thread mark	658	1212
PassMark - CPU mark	572	2245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.151	2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.078	0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.007	4.052
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1389
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.14	7.618
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1191
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J1800	AMD Athlon II X4 640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Propus
Launch date	1 November 2013	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$72	$80
Place in performance rating	3029	3020
Processor Number	J1800
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$239.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.07
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.41 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.58 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Die size		169 mm
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	688 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	792 MHz
Graphics max frequency	792 MHz
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm X 27mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	X4, X2, X1
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)