Intel Celeron G4900T vs AMD Phenom II X4 840

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Intel Celeron G4900T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X4 840
Intel Celeron G4900T AMD Phenom II X4 840

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G4900T or AMD Phenom II X4 840 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron G4900T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G4900T was released in Q2/2018.

The AMD Phenom II X4 840 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 840 was released in Q1/2011.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Celeron G4000 (3) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 840/850 (2)
8 Generation 5
Coffee Lake S Architecture Propus
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G3900T Predecessor --
Intel Celeron G5900T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G4900T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G4900T is 2.80 GHz while the AMD Phenom II X4 840 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 840 is at 3.20 GHz.

Intel Celeron G4900T Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 840
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Celeron G4900T Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 840
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron G4900T or AMD Phenom II X4 840 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G4900T can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD Phenom II X4 840 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Celeron G4900T Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 840
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron G4900T is 35 W, while the AMD Phenom II X4 840 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron G4900T Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 840
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G4900T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Phenom II X4 840 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron G4900T Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 840
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1151 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2018 Release date Q1/2011
40 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G4900T (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 (64%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G4900T (86%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
735 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
412 (56%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1386 (94%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1473 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2290 (97%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2352 (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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
119 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
84 (71%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
213 (66%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
324 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
594 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
982 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Phenom II X4 840
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G4900T AMD Phenom II X4 840
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