Celeron N2840 vs Atom Z2560

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$117	$287

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.58 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	56K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 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
Socket	FC-MB4760	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
Smart Idle	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	21.32 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	792 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	2	5
UART	3	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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2013	22 May 2014
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	7 Watt

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