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).

 

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: 1212 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 1212 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
1212
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
942
2245
Name Intel Celeron J1850 AMD Athlon II X4 640
PassMark - Single thread mark 455 1212
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)