Intel Celeron J1850 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J1850 and AMD Phenom X4 9650 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).

Intel Celeron J1850

AMD Phenom X4 9650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J1850

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2013 vs March 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 908 vs 455
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1733 vs 942

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	908 vs 455
PassMark - CPU mark	1733 vs 942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J1850
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

455

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1733

Name	Intel Celeron J1850	AMD Phenom X4 9650
PassMark - Single thread mark	455	908
PassMark - CPU mark	942	1733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J1850	AMD Phenom X4 9650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Agena
Launch date	1 September 2013	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$82
Place in performance rating	3033	3038
Processor Number	J1850
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Die size		285 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333
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	AM2+
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)