Celeron B840 vs i3-350M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-350M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
+11.5%
Celeron B840
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.61

Core i3-350M outperforms Celeron B840 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

i3-350M i3-350M
Celeron B840 Celeron B840

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-350M and Celeron B840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27162785
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency1.841.65
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130$86

Detailed specifications

Core i3-350M and Celeron B840 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.26 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed0.27 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier1719
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-350M and Celeron B840 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron B840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Core i3-350M and Celeron B840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron B840 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron B840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency667 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-350M and Celeron B840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron B840.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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.

i3-350M 0.68
+11.5%
Celeron B840 0.61

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-350M 1086
+12.3%
Celeron B840 967

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-350M 293
Celeron B840 328
+11.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-350M 594
Celeron B840 597
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.68 0.61
Recency 7 January 2010 1 July 2011
Threads 4 2

i3-350M has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron B840, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i3-350M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B840 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-350M and Celeron B840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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