Celeron T3000 vs Pentium B940

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54
+25.6%
Celeron T3000
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.43

Pentium B940 outperforms Celeron T3000 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28492967
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.461.16
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)no data
Release date13 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketPGA988PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching--
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron T3000.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Pentium B940 0.54
+25.6%
Celeron T3000 0.43

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.

Pentium B940 865
+25.9%
Celeron T3000 687

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.

Pentium B940 317
+40.9%
Celeron T3000 225

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.

Pentium B940 545
+41.9%
Celeron T3000 384

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 0.43
Recency 13 June 2011 1 April 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Pentium B940 has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium B940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron T3000 in performance tests.


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