Celeron M U3600 vs Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron M
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 January 2011 (13 years ago)18 December 2010 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz2500 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600 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.

SocketS1BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplierno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE and Celeron M U3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 18 Watt

Phenom II X4 X940 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M U3600, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

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