Intel Celeron J3060 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J3060 and AMD Athlon II X4 620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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 J3060

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 15.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1062 vs 635
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2019 vs 678
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 312 vs 205
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1083 vs 352
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1062 vs 635
PassMark - CPU mark 2019 vs 678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 312 vs 205
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1083 vs 352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J3060
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
635
1062
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
678
2019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
205
312
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
352
1083
Name Intel Celeron J3060 AMD Athlon II X4 620
PassMark - Single thread mark 635 1062
PassMark - CPU mark 678 2019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 205 312
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 352 1083
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.01
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.384

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron J3060 AMD Athlon II X4 620

Essentials

Architecture codename Braswell Propus
Launch date Q1'16 September 2009
Place in performance rating 3086 3091
Processor Number J3060
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $65
Price now $69.99
Value for money (0-100) 12.37

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.48 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Die size 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core)
Transistor count 300 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600 DDR3

Graphics

Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 320 MHz
Graphics max frequency 700 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 8 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes
OpenGL Yes

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) 6 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 5
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Total number of SATA ports 5
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)