Celeron G1820T vs Athlon II X3 440

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 440
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.08
+4.9%
Celeron G1820T
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.03

Athlon II X3 440 outperforms Celeron G1820T by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24092444
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.181.80
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.081.81
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 440 has 243% better value for money than Celeron G1820T.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T.

PCIe version2.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X3 440 1.08
+4.9%
Celeron G1820T 1.03

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X3 440 1712
+5%
Celeron G1820T 1631

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 1.03
Recency 25 January 2010 1 December 2013
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X3 440 has a 4.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron G1820T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X3 440 and Celeron G1820T.


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