Intel Celeron J4025 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J4025 and AMD Athlon II X4 638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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.

Intel Celeron J4025

AMD Athlon II X4 638

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J4025

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 70.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
6.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 65 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs February 2012
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 70.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166 vs 1163

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 1518

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 112 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2250 vs 1518

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J4025
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1166

1163

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1518

2250

Name	Intel Celeron J4025	AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166	1163
PassMark - CPU mark	1518	2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J4025	AMD Athlon II X4 638
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Llano
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	February 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2001	1542
Processor Number	J4025
Series	Intel Celeron Processor J Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD638XOJGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD638XOJZ43GX
Price now		$26.49
Value for money (0-100)		35.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		228 mm
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	250 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)