Intel Celeron N3450 vs AMD A8-6600K

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron N3450		AMD A8-6600K
CPU comparison Intel Celeron N3450 or AMD A8-6600K - 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 Intel Celeron N3450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3450 was released in Q3/2016. The AMD A8-6600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K was released in Q2/2013.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)	CPU group	AMD A8-6000 (4)
8	Generation	3
Braswell	Architecture	Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron N3450 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N3450 is 1.10 GHz (2.20 GHz) while the AMD A8-6600K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6600K is at 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Intel Celeron N3450	Characteristic	AMD A8-6600K
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.10 GHz	Frequency	3.90 GHz
2.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
2.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.20 GHz

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.
Intel Celeron N3450	Characteristic	AMD A8-6600K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Celeron N3450 or AMD A8-6600K 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.
Intel HD Graphics 500	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8570D
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.84 GHz
0.70 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	5
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
12	Compute units	4
96	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.2

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.
Intel HD Graphics 500	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron N3450 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD A8-6600K supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
Intel Celeron N3450	Characteristic	AMD A8-6600K
LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1866	Memory	DDR3-1866
8 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	--
6	PCIe lanes	--
3.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N3450 is 6 W, while the AMD A8-6600K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron N3450	Characteristic	AMD A8-6600K
6 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	100 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
4 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron N3450 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-6600K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron N3450	Characteristic	AMD A8-6600K
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1296	Socket	FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016	Release date	Q2/2013
107 $	Release price	85 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N3450 (52%)

AMD A8-6600K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N3450 (69%)

AMD A8-6600K (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	308 (57%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	537 (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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1122 (77%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1461 (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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz	134 (31%)
	AMD A8-6600K AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432 (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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1975 (67%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2959 (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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	608 (79%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	771 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	44 (47%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	94 (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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	160 (52%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	306 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	264 (100%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	775 (100%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	103 (100%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	351 (100%)
	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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