Celeron N2840 vs Pentium J2900

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J2900
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.79
+114%
Celeron N2840
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.37

Pentium J2900 outperforms Celeron N2840 by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26323040
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency7.475.00
Architecture codenameBay Trail-D (2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$94no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 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 speed2.41 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache224 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
PAE36 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI-no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency896 MHz792 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision3.0 and 2.03.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Number of USB ports55

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 J2900 0.79
+114%
Celeron N2840 0.37

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.

Pentium J2900 1250
+113%
Celeron N2840 588

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.37
Recency 1 November 2013 22 May 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium J2900 has a 113.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N2840, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium J2900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2840 in performance tests.


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