Intel Celeron M 925 vs AMD Phenom II X4 840

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M 925 and AMD Phenom II X4 840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron M 925

AMD Phenom II X4 840

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 925

Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 71°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M 925
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 840

Name	Intel Celeron M 925	AMD Phenom II X4 840
PassMark - Single thread mark		1298
PassMark - CPU mark		2414
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.91

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M 925	AMD Phenom II X4 840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Propus
Launch date	1 January 2011	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	$90
Place in performance rating	not rated	2861
Processor Number	925
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	AMD Phenom II X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN PIB		HDX840WFGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDX840WFK42GM
Price now		$89.95
Value for money (0-100)		11.50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	169 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Number of threads	1	4
Transistor count	410 million	300 million
L1 cache		512 KB
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA478	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3