AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Celeron 2.40
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 925 and Intel Celeron 2.40 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
- 64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 540
- 10.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2271 vs 217
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2009 vs March 2003 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 130 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 8 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1151 vs 540 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2271 vs 217 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.40
- Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 59.8 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 59.8 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 925
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 925 | Intel Celeron 2.40 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1151 | 540 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2271 | 217 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 357 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1147 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.088 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 10.457 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.197 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.231 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 | Intel Celeron 2.40 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Deneb | Northwood |
Launch date | May 2009 | March 2003 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | |
Place in performance rating | 2967 | 2943 |
Price now | $43.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 22.90 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Series | Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 258 mm | 131 mm2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 8 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 130 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Transistor count | 758 million | 55 million |
Base frequency | 2.40 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 400 MHz FSB | |
Maximum core temperature | 71°C | |
VID voltage range | 1.315V-1.525V | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | PPGA478 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 59.8 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 35mm x 35mm | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
FSB parity | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 32-bit | |
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |