Celeron M 370 vs Phenom II X2 N640

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2529not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IICeleron M
Power efficiency2.43no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date1 October 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz400 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cacheno data1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370 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.

SocketS1H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Celeron M 370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 21 Watt

Phenom II X2 N640 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 370, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

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