Celeron N4505 vs Athlon II X3 400e

VS

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 400e
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
0.83
Celeron N4505
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
1.43
+72.3%

Celeron N4505 outperforms Athlon II X3 400e by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25962202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.7513.53
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
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 II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
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 II X3 400e 0.83
Celeron N4505 1.43
+72.3%

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 II X3 400e 1320
Celeron N4505 2266
+71.7%

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 II X3 400e 276
Celeron N4505 459
+66.3%

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 II X3 400e 727
Celeron N4505 764
+5.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 1.43
Recency 20 October 2009 11 January 2021
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 10 Watt

Athlon II X3 400e has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron N4505, on the other hand, has a 72.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 400e in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 400e and Celeron N4505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Athlon II X3 400e
Intel Celeron N4505
Celeron N4505

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.5 17 votes

Rate Athlon II X3 400e on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 8 votes

Rate Celeron N4505 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Athlon II X3 400e or Celeron N4505, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.