Atom Z2420 vs Celeron N3350

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2701	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	10.94	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Saltwell (2013)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$24	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	140 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1296	FC-MB4617
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	32 Bit
GPIO	+	152
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 500	PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3350 and Atom Z2420.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0 OTG
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	1
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 August 2016	1 January 2013
Physical cores	2	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	3 Watt

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