Athlon X4 730 vs Celeron G1610

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G1610
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
0.99
Athlon X4 730
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.49
+50.5%

Athlon X4 730 outperforms Celeron G1610 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24882175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.642.09
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date3 December 2012 (11 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$388no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730 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 speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size94 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730 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
SocketFCLGA1155FM2
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730 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 G1610 and Athlon X4 730 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

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 G1610 and Athlon X4 730 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1610 and Athlon X4 730.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 G1610 0.99
Athlon X4 730 1.49
+50.5%

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.

Celeron G1610 1519
Athlon X4 730 2278
+50%

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.

Celeron G1610 408
+10.3%
Athlon X4 730 370

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.

Celeron G1610 675
Athlon X4 730 1074
+59.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 1.49
Recency 3 December 2012 2 October 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G1610 has an age advantage of 2 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 730, on the other hand, has a 50.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon X4 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1610 in performance tests.


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