AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE 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 940 BE

Intel Celeron D 352

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1213 vs 576
8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2358 vs 274

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs May 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1213 vs 576
PassMark - CPU mark	2358 vs 274

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 352

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 86 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	86 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1213

576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2358

274

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE	Intel Celeron D 352
PassMark - Single thread mark	1213	576
PassMark - CPU mark	2358	274
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 D 352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Cedarmill
Launch date	January 2009	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2867	2882
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		352
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	188 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69.2°C
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)	125 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)