Intel Celeron J4025 vs AMD Athlon X4 870K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J4025 and AMD Athlon X4 870K 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 X4 870K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J4025

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1138
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 1477

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 112 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1138
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 1477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J4025
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 870K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1138

1558

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1477

3410

Name	Intel Celeron J4025	AMD Athlon X4 870K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1138	1558
PassMark - CPU mark	1477	3410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J4025	AMD Athlon X4 870K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh
Launch date	4 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2128	2129
Processor Number	J4025
Series	Intel Celeron Processor J Series	AMD Athlon X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD870KXBJCSBX
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
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
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Near Silent 95W
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	3.0
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
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)