Phenom II X2 N640 vs Celeron 2970M
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 2970M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2501 | 2525 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 2.43 | 2.43 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCPGA946 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| VGA | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 0.92 |
| Recency | 14 April 2014 | 1 October 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 35 Watt |
Celeron 2970M has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X2 N640, on the other hand, has 5.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2970M and Phenom II X2 N640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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