A6-7000 vs Celeron N2940

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2630	2647
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$377	$450

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.25 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2940 and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 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 Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	1
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2940 and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	3
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N2940 and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2940 and A6-7000.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	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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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 N2940 outperforms A6-7000 by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.67	0.65
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	17 Watt

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