Celeron Dual-Core T1400 vs Phenom II X3 N870
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T1400 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2434 | 2974 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Intel Celeron Dual-Core |
Power efficiency | 2.86 | 1.16 |
Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Merom-2M (2008) |
Release date | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 May 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 3 | 2 |
Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 533 MHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512 KB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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.
Socket | S1 (S1g4) | P |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.06 | 0.43 |
Recency | 16 December 2010 | 1 May 2008 |
Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
Threads | 3 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Phenom II X3 N870 has a 146.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T1400 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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