Athlon 5150 vs Celeron G1620
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G1620 outperforms Athlon 5150 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2353 | 2431 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.16 | 0.05 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 3 December 2012 (11 years ago) | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $208 | no data |
| Current price | $95 (0.5x MSRP) | $108 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Celeron G1620 has 4220% better value for money than Athlon 5150.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 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 | FCLGA1155 | AM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | + |
| 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 |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 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 Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 128 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
Celeron G1620 outperforms Athlon 5150 by 12% based on our aggregated 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%
Celeron G1620 outperforms Athlon 5150 by 12% 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%
Celeron G1620 outperforms Athlon 5150 by 140% 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%
Celeron G1620 outperforms Athlon 5150 by 57% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.01 | 0.90 |
| Recency | 3 December 2012 | 9 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Celeron G1620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G1620 and Athlon 5150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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