Celeron N4000 vs Phenom II X3 P820

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P820
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.66
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93
+40.9%

Celeron N4000 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27382509
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.5014.67
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache384 KB112 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Phenom II X3 P820 0.66
Celeron N4000 0.93
+40.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X3 P820 1560
Celeron N4000 2152
+38%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X3 P820 4169
+3.4%
Celeron N4000 4030

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X3 P820 2043
Celeron N4000 2259
+10.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X3 P820 2
Celeron N4000 2
+7.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 0.93
Recency 12 May 2010 11 December 2017
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom II X3 P820 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has a 40.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and Celeron N4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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