AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE vs Intel Celeron 2.70

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE and Intel Celeron 2.70 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 940 BE

Intel Celeron 2.70

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 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
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 593
9.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2345 vs 245

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs September 2003
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 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	1212 vs 593
PassMark - CPU mark	2345 vs 245

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.70

Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 66.8 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66.8 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.70

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1212

593

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2345

245

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE	Intel Celeron 2.70
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212	593
PassMark - CPU mark	2345	245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.856

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE	Intel Celeron 2.70
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Northwood
Launch date	January 2009	September 2003
Place in performance rating	2868	2856
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
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	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	55 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.70 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	66.8 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)