Turion 64 MT-30 vs Celeron B840
Aggregate performance score
Celeron B840 outperforms Turion 64 MT-30 by a whopping 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2787 | 3248 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 0.68 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 1 July 2011 (13 years ago) | March 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 800 MHz |
| Multiplier | 19 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCPGA988,PGA988 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.61 | 0.18 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Celeron B840 has a 238.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 MT-30, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
The Celeron B840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MT-30 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B840 and Turion 64 MT-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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