Intel Celeron J1900 vs AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J1900 and AMD Phenom X4 9600B 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron J1900

AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J1900

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.42 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
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 November 2013 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	2.42 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600B

2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 297 vs 210
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1008 vs 686

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	297 vs 210
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1008 vs 686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J1900
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

210

297

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

686

1008

Name	Intel Celeron J1900	AMD Phenom X4 9600B
PassMark - Single thread mark	651
PassMark - CPU mark	1149
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	210	297
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	686	1008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.753
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1007
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J1900	AMD Phenom X4 9600B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Agena
Launch date	1 November 2013	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$82
Place in performance rating	3156	3145
Processor Number	J1900
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	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.42 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	854 MHz
Graphics max frequency	854 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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™)