Celeron M 450 vs A6-9500
Aggregate performance score
A6-9500 outperforms Celeron M 450 by a whopping 743% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2368 | 3328 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.62 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 1.72 | 0.49 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9500 and Celeron M 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9500 and Celeron M 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-9500 and Celeron M 450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9500 and Celeron M 450.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 0.14 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 27 Watt |
A6-9500 has a 742.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron M 450, on the other hand, has 140.7% lower power consumption.
The A6-9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 450 in performance tests.
Note that A6-9500 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 450 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9500 and Celeron M 450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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