Intel Celeron N4500 vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

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Intel Celeron N4500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Intel Celeron N4500 AMD Athlon II X3 400e

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4500 or AMD Athlon II X3 400e - 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 N4500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4500 was released in Q1/2021.

The AMD Athlon II X3 400e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 400e was released in Q3/2009.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Celeron N4000/N5000 (6) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
10 Generation 1
Jasper Lake Architecture Rana
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X3 400e has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 400e
2 Cores 3
2 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 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.

Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 400e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N4500 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 400e can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 400e
DDR4-2933, DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N4500 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X3 400e is 45 W.

Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 400e
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
20 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4500 has a 5.50 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 400e cache has a total of 1.50 MB.

Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 400e
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1338 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4500 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e (47%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4500 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e (70%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
593 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
280 (47%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1078 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
765 (71%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1902 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
1317 (69%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
723 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
470 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
778 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
197 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
342 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.75 GHz
193 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e AMD Athlon II X3 400e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4500 AMD Athlon II X3 400e
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