Celeron 4305UE vs A8-4500M

The Celeron 4305UE packs 2 cores / 2 threads, while the A8-4500M offers 4 cores / 4 threads — the A8-4500M has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2 GHz on the Celeron 4305UE versus 2.8 GHz on the A8-4500M — a 33.3% clock advantage for the A8-4500M. The Celeron 4305UE uses the Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) architecture (10 nm), while the A8-4500M uses Trinity (2012−2013) (32 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron 4305UE scores 1,699 against the A8-4500M's 1,693 — a 0.4% lead for the Celeron 4305UE. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 670 vs 283, a 81.2% lead for the Celeron 4305UE that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 2 MB (total) on the Celeron 4305UE vs 0 kB on the A8-4500M.

The Celeron 4305UE uses the FCBGA1528 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the A8-4500M uses FS1r2 (PCIe 2.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2133 on the Celeron 4305UE versus DDR3-1600 on the A8-4500M — the Celeron 4305UE supports 28.6% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Celeron 4305UE supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 16 PCIe lanes.

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Celeron 4305UE) vs AMD-V (A8-4500M). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 610 (Celeron 4305UE) and Radeon HD 7640G (A8-4500M) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron 4305UE targets Budget, A8-4500M targets Mainstream Laptop. Direct competitor: Celeron 4305UE rivals Athlon Silver 3050GE; A8-4500M rivals Core i3-3110M.