Intel Celeron J1850 vs AMD Athlon II X4 631

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J1850 and AMD Athlon II X4 631 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, 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).

Intel Celeron J1850

AMD Athlon II X4 631

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J1850

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
10x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 100 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2013 vs August 2011
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
2.3x 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
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1115 vs 455
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2122 vs 942

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 224 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1115 vs 455
PassMark - CPU mark	2122 vs 942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J1850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 631

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

455

1115

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

2122

Name	Intel Celeron J1850	AMD Athlon II X4 631
PassMark - Single thread mark	455	1115
PassMark - CPU mark	942	2122
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.046

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J1850	AMD Athlon II X4 631
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Llano
Launch date	1 September 2013	August 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$82
Place in performance rating	3033	3020
Processor Number	J1850
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD631XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD631XWNZ43GX
Price now		$80
Value for money (0-100)		11.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		228 mm
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
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	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	100 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)