Intel Celeron 4205U vs AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 4205U and AMD Phenom II X3 P840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron 4205U

AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 4205U

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1039 vs 760
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1367 vs 1079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 4 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039 vs 760
PassMark - CPU mark	1367 vs 1079

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 4205U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1039

760

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1367

1079

Name	Intel Celeron 4205U	AMD Phenom II X3 P840
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039	760
PassMark - CPU mark	1367	1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2663

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 4205U	AMD Phenom II X3 P840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Champlain
Launch date	23 January 2019	4 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2239	2209
Processor Number	4205U
Series	Celeron	3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2	3
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46x24
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)