Phenom II X2 N640 vs Celeron 2980U

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2980U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.67
Phenom II X2 N640
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.91
+35.8%

Phenom II X2 N640 outperforms Celeron 2980U by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2980U and Phenom II X2 N640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27342526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency4.212.45
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2980U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s3600 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2980U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168S1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2980U and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2980U 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
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2980U 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 2980U and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2980U and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2980U and Phenom II X2 N640.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.91
Recency 1 September 2013 1 October 2010
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron 2980U has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X2 N640, on the other hand, has a 35.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Phenom II X2 N640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2980U in performance tests.


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