Celeron N4000 vs N2940

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.68
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.96
+41.2%

Celeron N4000 outperforms Celeron N2940 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27122481
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 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 speed1.83 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.25 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache56K (per core)112 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency854 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2940 and Celeron N4000.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes46
USB revision3.0 and 2.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports58
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 N2940 0.68
Celeron N4000 0.96
+41.2%

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 N2940 1043
Celeron N4000 1472
+41.1%

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 N2940 167
Celeron N4000 325
+94.6%

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 N2940 500
Celeron N4000 530
+6%

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 N2940 1150
Celeron N4000 2152
+87.1%

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 N2940 3958
Celeron N4000 4030
+1.8%

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 N2940 2191
Celeron N4000 2259
+3.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N2940 29.2
+9.4%
Celeron N4000 31.94

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N2940 2
Celeron N4000 2
+3.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N2940 111
Celeron N4000 138
+24.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N2940 36
Celeron N4000 71
+99.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N2940 0.42
Celeron N4000 0.89
+112%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N2940 0.2
Celeron N4000 0.9
+279%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N2940 9
Celeron N4000 9
+1.4%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N2940 47
Celeron N4000 47
+0.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.96
Recency 22 May 2014 11 December 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N2940 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has a 41.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2940 in performance tests.


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