Intel Celeron N3350 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N3350 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron N3350

AMD Athlon II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N3350

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2016 vs July 2009
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 800
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1126 vs 1108
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 290
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 648 vs 530

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134 vs 800
PassMark - CPU mark	1126 vs 1108
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648 vs 530

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N3350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

800

1134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

1126

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

290

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

530

648

Name	Intel Celeron N3350	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	800	1134
PassMark - CPU mark	1108	1126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	290	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	530	648
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1140
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1140
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1444

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N3350	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake	Regor
Launch date	1 September 2016	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$35
Place in performance rating	2519	2619
Processor Number	N3350
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$34.95
Value for money (0-100)		13.95
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x5A85
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 500
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	24mm x 31mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1296	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)