Intel Celeron J4125 vs AMD Phenom X3 8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J4125 and AMD Phenom X3 8400 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J4125

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1161 vs 819
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2956 vs 1164
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 vs March 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1161 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark 2956 vs 1164

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8400

  • Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 224 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J4125
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1161
819
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2956
1164
Name Intel Celeron J4125 AMD Phenom X3 8400
PassMark - Single thread mark 1161 819
PassMark - CPU mark 2956 1164
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 458
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 458
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 871
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 871
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1558
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2405

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron J4125 AMD Phenom X3 8400

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh Toliman
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Place in performance rating 2287 2296
Processor Number J4125
Series Intel Celeron Processor J Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz
L1 cache 224 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 4
Die size 285 mm
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count 450 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3185
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 250 MHz
Graphics max frequency 750 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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