Celeron N2930 vs PRO A4-8350B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A4-8350B outperforms Celeron N2930 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2712 | 3051 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 1.59 | 8.90 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 23 February 2014 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 256 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 854 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A4-8350B and Celeron N2930.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 0.58 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 23 February 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 7 Watt |
PRO A4-8350B has a 65.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
Celeron N2930, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD PRO A4-8350B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron N2930 in performance tests.
Note that PRO A4-8350B is a desktop processor while Celeron N2930 is a notebook one.
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