Celeron N6211 vs Athlon X4 840

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1871	2193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.33
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	4x Athlon	Elkhart Lake
Power efficiency	3.04	20.62
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Elkhart Lake (2022)
Release date	August 2014 (10 years ago)	17 July 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$54

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	256K	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	245 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	Socket FM2+	BGA1493
Power consumption (TDP)	65 watt	6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Celeron N6211.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.17	1.47
Recency	on August 2014	17 July 2022
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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