AMD A4-4300M vs Intel Celeron 2950M Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD A4-4300M		Intel Celeron 2950M
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A4-4300M and the Intel Celeron 2950M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD A4-4300M 2 core processor released in Q1/2012 with the Intel Celeron 2950M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A4-4000M (2)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
2	Generation	4
Trinity (Piledriver)	Architecture	Haswell U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
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--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A4-4300M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 2950M clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
AMD A4-4300M	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A4-4300M	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
AMD Radeon HD 7420G	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.48 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.66 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
4	GPU Generation	7.5
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
2	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	10
128	Shader	80
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11	DirectX Version	11.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 7420G	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A4-4300M, while the Intel Celeron 2950M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
AMD A4-4300M	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3L-1600
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
1.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD A4-4300M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 2950M is 37 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD A4-4300M	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	37 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD A4-4300M has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 2950M is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
AMD A4-4300M	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FS1r2	Socket	BGA 1168
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2012	Release date	Q4/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-4300M (71%)

Intel Celeron 2950M (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A4-4300M (79%)

Intel Celeron 2950M (88%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	316 (71%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	446 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	492 (58%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	851 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A4-4300M AMD Radeon HD 7420G @ 0.66 GHz	168 (95%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1680 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1267 (75%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	352 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	636 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	239 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	79 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A4-4300M 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	154 (100%)


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AMD A4-4300M vs Intel Celeron 2950M

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details