Intel Celeron 827E vs AMD Phenom II X4 P940

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 827E and AMD Phenom II X4 P940 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 827E

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 25 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P940

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 679 vs 674
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1319 vs 371
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 679 vs 674
PassMark - CPU mark 1319 vs 371

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 827E
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P940

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
674
679
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
371
1319
Name Intel Celeron 827E AMD Phenom II X4 P940
PassMark - Single thread mark 674 679
PassMark - CPU mark 371 1319

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 827E AMD Phenom II X4 P940

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Champlain
Launch date Q3'11 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2746 2696
Processor Number 827E
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor 4x AMD Phenom II
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100
Number of cores 1 4
Number of threads 1 4
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB
Maximum frequency 1.7 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)