Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Celeron N2840

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.58 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170AM3
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). 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
Smart Connect+no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency792 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 May 2014 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron N2840 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 955 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N2840 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N2840 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop one.


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