Celeron J4005 vs Athlon X4 950

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26
+131%
Celeron J4005
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.98

Athlon X4 950 outperforms Celeron J4005 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18142475
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.661.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.299.27
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon X4 950 has 255% better value for money than Celeron J4005.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache128 KB (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Celeron J4005.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Athlon X4 950 2.26
+131%
Celeron J4005 0.98

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.

Athlon X4 950 3596
+132%
Celeron J4005 1553

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.

Athlon X4 950 655
+91%
Celeron J4005 343

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.

Athlon X4 950 1625
+181%
Celeron J4005 578

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 0.98
Recency 27 July 2017 11 December 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Athlon X4 950 has a 130.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron J4005, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4005 in performance tests.


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