Pentium B940 vs Celeron J1900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J1900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.73
+35.2%
Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54

Celeron J1900 outperforms Pentium B940 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26762833
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium
Power efficiency6.881.45
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)13 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82$134

Detailed specifications

Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache224 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J1900 and Pentium B940.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes416

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.

Celeron J1900 0.73
+35.2%
Pentium B940 0.54

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.

Celeron J1900 1151
+33.7%
Pentium B940 861

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.

Celeron J1900 173
Pentium B940 317
+83.2%

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.

Celeron J1900 515
Pentium B940 544
+5.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 0.54
Recency 1 November 2013 13 June 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron J1900 has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J1900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B940 in performance tests.


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