Celeron B840 vs i7-2860QM

Place in the ranking	1676	2802
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	6.01	1.65
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)	1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$568	$86

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	25	19
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm²	131 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1224,FCPGA988	G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 950 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840 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 Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-2860QM 2.86
+369%

Celeron B840 0.61

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-2860QM 4536
+369%

Celeron B840 967

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-2860QM 556
+69.5%

Celeron B840 328

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-2860QM 1643
+175%

Celeron B840 597

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.86	0.61
Integrated graphics card	0.66	0.34
Recency	4 September 2011	1 July 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

i7-2860QM has a 368.9% higher aggregate performance score, 94.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron B840, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-2860QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B840 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2860QM and Celeron B840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.