AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840 and Intel Celeron D 352 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 840

Intel Celeron D 352

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 71°C vs 69.2°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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: 1298 vs 576
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2414 vs 274

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	71°C vs 69.2°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298 vs 576
PassMark - CPU mark	2414 vs 274

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 352

Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	86 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1298

576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2414

274

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 840	Intel Celeron D 352
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298	576
PassMark - CPU mark	2414	274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.91

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 840	Intel Celeron D 352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Cedarmill
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	January 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$90
OPN PIB	HDX840WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDX840WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2861	2882
Price now	$89.95
Series	AMD Phenom II X4	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	11.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		352
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Die size	169 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	69.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	188 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.325V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	86 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)