Intel Celeron G1840 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1840 and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1840

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1581 vs 1056
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1777 vs 1538
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2014 vs October 2009
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1581 vs 1056
PassMark - CPU mark 1777 vs 1538

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1840
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1581
1056
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1777
1538
Name Intel Celeron G1840 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark 1581 1056
PassMark - CPU mark 1777 1538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 573
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1061
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2298

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G1840 AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Heka
Launch date May 2014 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $53 $75
Place in performance rating 2219 2223
Price now $72.99 $75
Processor Number G1840
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.55 10.75
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 758 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)