Celeron N2840 vs V-Series V120

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Aggregate performance score

V-Series V120
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.27
Celeron N2840
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.37
+37%

Celeron N2840 outperforms V-Series V120 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31463041
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD V-SeriesIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.025.00
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

V-Series V120 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V120 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+

Security technologies

V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data792 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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.

V-Series V120 0.27
Celeron N2840 0.37
+37%

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.

V-Series V120 1874
+40.8%
Celeron N2840 1331

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.

V-Series V120 1874
Celeron N2840 2533
+35.2%

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.

V-Series V120 953
Celeron N2840 1510
+58.5%

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.

V-Series V120 1
Celeron N2840 1
+53.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 0.37
Recency 12 May 2010 22 May 2014
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 7 Watt

Celeron N2840 has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N2840 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Celeron N2840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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