Intel Celeron J1850 vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J1850 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron J1850

AMD Athlon II X4 640

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J1850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 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 September 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

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1211 vs 455
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 942

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1211 vs 455
PassMark - CPU mark	2245 vs 942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J1850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

455

1211

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

2245

Name	Intel Celeron J1850	AMD Athlon II X4 640
PassMark - Single thread mark	455	1211
PassMark - CPU mark	942	2245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1191
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.052

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J1850	AMD Athlon II X4 640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Propus
Launch date	1 September 2013	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	$80
Place in performance rating	3033	3023
Processor Number	J1850
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	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
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)