Celeron P4600 vs Pentium B940

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Aggregated performance score

Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads
0.56
+3.7%
Celeron P4600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads
0.54

Pentium B940 outperforms Celeron P4600 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26882713
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date19 June 2011 (12 years ago)28 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data
Current price$131 (1x MSRP)$66

Technical specs

Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus supportno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C90 °C
Number of transistors504 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600 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 configuration11
SocketPGA988PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI--
FMA++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600.

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.

Pentium B940 0.56
+3.7%
Celeron P4600 0.54

Pentium B940 outperforms Celeron P4600 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium B940 863
+3.7%
Celeron P4600 832

Pentium B940 outperforms Celeron P4600 by 4% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium B940 311
+6.9%
Celeron P4600 291

Pentium B940 outperforms Celeron P4600 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium B940 541
+1.5%
Celeron P4600 533

Pentium B940 outperforms Celeron P4600 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.56 0.54
Recency 19 June 2011 28 March 2010

We couldn't decide between Pentium B940 and Celeron P4600. The differences in performance seem too small.


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