Processor comparison
AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs Intel Celeron G1630
AMD
AMD Athlon II X4 620e
AMD Socket AM3
2600 MHz
4 cores
May 2011
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Celeron G1630
Intel Socket 1155
2800 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e100%
- Intel Celeron G1630118%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e100%
- Intel Celeron G1630154%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e123%
- Intel Celeron G1630100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1630
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X4 620e.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon II X4 620e
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Celeron G1630 |
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Celeron G1630 |
| Architecture | AMD K10 | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Propus | Ivy Bridge |
| Release Date | May 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Celeron G1630 |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Celeron G1630 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 2048 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Celeron G1630 |
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | 65°C |
| Package | uPGA | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 169mm² | 94mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X4 620e | Intel Celeron G1630 |
| Cpu Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.25 V | unknown |
| TDP | 45 W | 55 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e1638 points
- Intel Celeron G16302884 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e6552 points
- Intel Celeron G16305768 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e4507
- Intel Celeron G16303662
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD Athlon II X4 620e1337
- Intel Celeron G16302072
points - higher is better