AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and Intel Celeron 440 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 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 80% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
• Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 62°C vs 60.4°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm SOI vs 65 nm
• 8x 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
• 3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1344 vs 444
• 7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2610 vs 368
• Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1584 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

• 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 477

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1344 444
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2610 368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	477 1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1584 971

Compare specifications (specs)