Celeron G1820 vs A6-7470K

General info

Comparing A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2245	2271
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.05	2.25
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2018)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	2 February 2016 (8 years ago)	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$110
Current price	$216	$67 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G1820 has 4400% better value for money than A6-7470K.

Technical specs

A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Die size	245 mm2	177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7470K and Celeron G1820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	-	no data
PowerGating	-	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	-	no data
RAID	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7470K and Celeron G1820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Max video memory	no data	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+
VGA	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7470K and Celeron G1820 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.1/12
OpenGL	no data	4.3
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7470K and Celeron G1820.

PCIe version	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-7470K outperforms Celeron G1820 by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.16	1.11
Recency	2 February 2016	1 December 2013
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt

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