Intel Celeron G1620 vs AMD Athlon II X3 450

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X3 450
1.19
+16.7%

Athlon II X3 450 outperforms Celeron G1620 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22172311
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.892.16
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date21 September 2010 (13 years old)3 December 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$45$208
Current price$24 (0.5x MSRP)$63 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 450 has 126% better value for money than Celeron G1620.

Technical specs

Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 450 and Celeron G1620.

PCIe version2.02.0

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.

Athlon II X3 450 1.19
+16.7%
Celeron G1620 1.02

Athlon II X3 450 outperforms Celeron G1620 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X3 450 1822
+16.8%
Celeron G1620 1560

Athlon II X3 450 outperforms Celeron G1620 by 17% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 450 326
Celeron G1620 409
+25.5%

Celeron G1620 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 25% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 450 799
+10.5%
Celeron G1620 723

Athlon II X3 450 outperforms Celeron G1620 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Athlon II X3 450 3410
+33.2%
Celeron G1620 2560

Athlon II X3 450 outperforms Celeron G1620 by 33% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.19 1.02
Recency 21 September 2010 3 December 2012
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Cost $45 $208
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

The Athlon II X3 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1620 in performance tests.


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