Celeron P4600 vs i9-9940X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	356	2864
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.29	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i9	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	10.11	1.43
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	8 October 2018 (6 years ago)	28 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,387	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	28	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	0.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	33	15
L1 cache	896 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	484 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600 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	FCLGA2066	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9940X and Celeron P4600.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	44	16

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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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.62	0.53
Recency	8 October 2018	28 March 2010
Physical cores	14	2
Threads	28	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt

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