Intel Celeron E3400 vs AMD Sempron 140

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and AMD Sempron 140 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.

Intel Celeron E3400

AMD Sempron 140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 860 vs 486
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 510 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs July 2009
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	860 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510 vs 328

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 1004
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 324 vs 301

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 1004
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324 vs 301

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1004

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

860

486

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

324

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

510

328

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	860	486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510	328

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	AMD Sempron 140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Sargas
Launch date	January 2010	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$40
Place in performance rating	2738	2739
Price now	$75.47	$39.59
Processor Number	E3400
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63	5.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	234 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)