AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Celeron 6305

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AMD Phenom II X4 840 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 6305
AMD Phenom II X4 840 Intel Celeron 6305

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Phenom II X4 840 and the Intel Celeron 6305 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Phenom II X4 840 4 core processor released in Q1/2011 with the Intel Celeron 6305 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2020.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Phenom II - 840/850 (2) CPU group Intel Celeron 6000 (2)
5 Generation 11
Propus Architecture Tiger Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Celeron 7305

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 840 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 6305 clocks with 1.80 GHz (1.80 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Phenom II X4 840 Characteristic Intel Celeron 6305
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Phenom II X4 840 Characteristic Intel Celeron 6305
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Phenom II X4 840, while the Intel Celeron 6305 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD Phenom II X4 840 Characteristic Intel Celeron 6305
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Phenom II X4 840 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 6305 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Phenom II X4 840 Characteristic Intel Celeron 6305
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 840 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 6305 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Phenom II X4 840 Characteristic Intel Celeron 6305
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket BGA 1449
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2011 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price 128 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 840 (65%)
Intel Celeron 6305 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 840 (100%)
Intel Celeron 6305 (84%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
412 (65%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
636 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1473 (100%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1184 (80%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2352 (100%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
2062 (88%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
768 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1455 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz
960 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
84 (100%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
324 (100%)
Intel Celeron 6305 Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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