Sempron 140 vs Celeron E3400

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2830	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.72	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.80	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Sargas (2009−2011)
Release date	17 January 2010 (14 years ago)	22 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$76	$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140 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	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	82 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	234 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140 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	1
Socket	LGA775	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3400 and Sempron 140.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 January 2010	22 July 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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