Duron 1400 vs Pentium G840

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G840 and Duron 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2506	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Duron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	K7 (2000−2003)
Release date	22 May 2011 (13 years ago)	15 August 2003 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$68 (1.1x MSRP)	$15.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G840 and Duron 1400 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	266.66 MT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	64 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	131 mm2	80.89 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	37 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G840 and Duron 1400 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G840 and Duron 1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G840 and Duron 1400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G840 and Duron 1400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G840 and Duron 1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G840 and Duron 1400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G840 and Duron 1400.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2011	15 August 2003
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	57 Watt

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