AMD A8-5500B vs Intel Celeron G1820TE

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AMD A8-5500B CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G1820TE
AMD A8-5500B Intel Celeron G1820TE

CPU comparison

AMD A8-5500B or Intel Celeron G1820TE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A8-5500B has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5500B was released in Q4/2012.

The Intel Celeron G1820TE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G1820TE was released in Q1/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Celeron G1000 (12)
2 Generation 3
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5500B has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5500B is 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Celeron G1820TE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G1820TE is at 2.20 GHz.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Celeron G1820TE
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.70 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 A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Celeron G1820TE
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Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-5500B or Intel Celeron G1820TE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 7560D GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
4 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 10
256 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 7560D 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

The AMD A8-5500B can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Celeron G1820TE supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Celeron G1820TE
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-5500B is 65 W, while the Intel Celeron G1820TE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Celeron G1820TE
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
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Technical details

The AMD A8-5500B is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron G1820TE is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-5500B Characteristic Intel Celeron G1820TE
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
FM2 Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2012 Release date Q1/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500B (89%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5500B (100%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE (60%)

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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411 (89%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
460 (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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
909 (80%)

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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (41%)

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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1435 (40%)

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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
82 (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 A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G1820TE Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
217 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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