AMD Athlon X4 740 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 740 and Intel Celeron E1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Celeron E1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 740

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 131% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1355 vs 580
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2626 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	2626 vs 516

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 452
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1252 vs 1215

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 740
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2626

516

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

867

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1252

Name	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1355	580
PassMark - CPU mark	2626	516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1215	1252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.815

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 740	Intel Celeron E1200
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD740XOKHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD740XOKA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2614	2628
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Price now		$225
Processor Number		E1200
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.13
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.60 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		77 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)