Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Celeron M 370
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 23 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 258 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.004V-1.292V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). 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 |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W).
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 125 Watt |
Celeron M 370 has 495.2% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 945 (125W), on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 370 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 945 (125W) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 370 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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