Atom N475 vs Celeron N2840

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2840
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.37
+236%
Atom N475
2010
1 core / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.11

Celeron N2840 outperforms Atom N475 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2840 and Atom N475 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30413369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency5.001.49
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2840 and Atom N475 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.16 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.58 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2840 and Atom N475 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2840 and Atom N475. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Smart Connect+no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2840 and Atom N475 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2840 and Atom N475 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2840 and Atom N475. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel GMA 3150
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency792 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2840 and Atom N475 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2840 and Atom N475.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.


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 N2840 0.37
+236%
Atom N475 0.11

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 N2840 588
+228%
Atom N475 179

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N2840 1331
+124%
Atom N475 595

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N2840 2533
+167%
Atom N475 949

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron N2840 1510
+178%
Atom N475 544

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.11
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.01
Recency 22 May 2014 1 June 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N2840 has a 236.4% higher aggregate performance score, 7600% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N475, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N2840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N475 in performance tests.


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