Celeron Dual-Core T1400 vs Phenom II X3 N870

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2315not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron Dual-Core
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Merom-2M (2008)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)1 May 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controllerno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron Dual-Core T1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 December 2010 1 May 2008
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

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