Intel Celeron N4000 vs AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4000 and AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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, 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), 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron N4000

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
15.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	11 December 2017 vs July 2009
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 399 vs 388
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1333 vs 680

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	399 vs 388
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1333 vs 680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4000
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

388

399

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

680

1333

Name	Intel Celeron N4000	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	388	399
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	680	1333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1853
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4000	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Deneb
Launch date	11 December 2017	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2250	3262
Processor Number	N4000
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
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	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	650 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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 deg C
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
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)