Intel Celeron N2930 vs Pentium 3805U

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Combined performance score

Pentium 3805U
0.77
+16.7%

Pentium 3805U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24992594
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years old)23 February 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data
Current price$317 (2x MSRP)$820

Technical specs

Pentium 3805U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.9 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.16 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3805U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI--
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency800 MHz854 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron N2930.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Pentium 3805U 0.77
+16.7%
Celeron N2930 0.66

Pentium 3805U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 3805U 1180
+16.3%
Celeron N2930 1015

Pentium 3805U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 16% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 3805U 314
+104%
Celeron N2930 154

Pentium 3805U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 104% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 3805U 568
+24.3%
Celeron N2930 457

Pentium 3805U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pentium 3805U 2
+12.7%
Celeron N2930 2

Pentium 3805U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.77 0.66
Recency 1 March 2015 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

The Pentium 3805U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2930 in performance tests.


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