AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE vs Intel Celeron G1840
Summary
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
120%
Intel Celeron G1840
100%
Relative performance
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
100%
Intel Celeron G1840
120%
Relative performance
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
158%
Intel Celeron G1840
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 58% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Celeron G1840 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 20% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 71 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | | Intel Celeron G1840 | |
|---|
| | | |
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | | Intel Celeron G1840 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD K10 | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Deneb | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | May 2011 | vs | May 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | | Intel Celeron G1840 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Cache
| AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | | Intel Celeron G1840 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | | Intel Celeron G1840 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 258mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE | | Intel Celeron G1840 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 2800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 2000 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.325 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 54 W |
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
2331 points
Intel Celeron G1840
3136 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
9324 points
Intel Celeron G1840
6272 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
6312
Intel Celeron G1840
3990
points - higher is better
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
1872
Intel Celeron G1840
2260
points - higher is better