AMD Phenom X4 9600B vs Intel Celeron G1620

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Combined performance score

Celeron G1620
1.02

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Celeron G1620 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23112216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.165.65
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date3 December 2012 (11 years old)April 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$208no data
Current price$63 (0.3x MSRP)$19.95
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom X4 9600B has 162% better value for money than Celeron G1620.

Technical specs

Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size94 mm2285 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B 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
SocketFCLGA1155AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
AVX+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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B 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 Phenom X4 9600B are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1620 and Phenom X4 9600B.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Celeron G1620 1.02
Phenom X4 9600B 1.19
+16.7%

Phenom X4 9600B 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%

Celeron G1620 1560
Phenom X4 9600B 1822
+16.8%

Phenom X4 9600B 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%

Celeron G1620 409
+47.1%
Phenom X4 9600B 278

Celeron G1620 outperforms Phenom X4 9600B by 47% 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 723
Phenom X4 9600B 993
+37.3%

Phenom X4 9600B outperforms Celeron G1620 by 37% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.02 1.19
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 95 Watt

The Phenom X4 9600B is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1620 in performance tests.


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