Intel Celeron G4930 vs AMD FX-4100

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AMD FX-4100
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Intel Celeron G4930
Intel Celeron G4930
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Games supported 76%

General info

Comparing FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating17301736
Value for money0.256.84
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date12 October 2011 (11 years old)23 April 2019 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$42
Current price$113 $38 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

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Technical specs

FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 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 speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache8192 KB2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier1-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 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
SocketAM3+FCLGA1151
Thermal design power (TDP)95 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and Celeron G4930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-

Security technologies

FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and Celeron G4930. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-4100 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and Celeron G4930.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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.

FX-4100 2.05
+0.5%
Celeron G4930 2.04
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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: 67%

FX-4100 2584
+0.5%
Celeron G4930 2571

FX-4100 outperforms Celeron G4930 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 2.05 2.04
Recency 12 October 2011 23 April 2019
Boost clock speed 3900 3200
Base clock speed 3600 0
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 95 Watt 54 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

AMD FX-4100
FX-4100

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Intel Celeron G4930
Celeron G4930

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Competitors of FX-4100 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to FX-4100 by Intel is Core i5-680, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 4 positions in our rating.

Intel Core i5-680 Core i5 680
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to FX-4100:

Core i5-760 100.98
Pentium G4400 100.49
Core i5-680 100.49
FX-4100 100
Core i5-670 98.05

Competitors of Celeron G4930 by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Celeron G4930 by AMD is A8-5500, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our rating.

AMD A8-5500 A8 5500
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Celeron G4930:

Athlon X4 970 102.94
FX-4100 100.49
A8-5500 100
Celeron G4930 100

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