Intel Celeron N2840 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron N2840 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron N2840, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1170 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron N2840
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron J1000/N2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N2840 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N2840 is 2.16 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.58 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.16 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.58 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.58 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N2840 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron N2840 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1), which has 32 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.31 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.79 GHz
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 32
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q3/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 8.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 8.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 7.5 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 7.5 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 4.5 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2840 is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 1.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1170
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 1.0 MB
Architecture: Bay Trail
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2014
Release price: 107 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1728
1728
Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
1718
1718
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
1702
1702
Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
1624
1624
Intel Celeron J1750
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
1604
1604

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Atom Z3775D
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
976
976
Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
968
968
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
966
966
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
961
961
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
956
956

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
587
587
Intel Celeron E1400
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
586
586
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
584
584
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
NoneC NoneT @ --
582
582
Intel Celeron 1019Y
2C 2T @ 1.0 GHz
572
572

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium 967
2C 2T @ 1.3 GHz
463
463
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
461
461
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
460
460
Intel Core2 Duo E4300
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
459
459
MediaTek Helio A22
NoneC NoneT @ --
458
458

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
342
342
Intel Celeron J1750
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
342
342
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
335
335
Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
320
320
Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
319
319

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
252
252
Intel Core2 Duo E4300
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
251
251
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
251
251
Intel Core2 Duo E4300
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
251
251
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
250
250

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
195
195
Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
194
194
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
194
194
Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
194
194
AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
189
189

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 847
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
200
200
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
184
184
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
184
184
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
184
184
Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
183
183

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom x5-E8000
4C 4T @ 1.04 GHz
89
89
Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
83
83
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
81
81
Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
78
78
Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
77
77

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
42
42
Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
42
42
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
42
42
Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
42
42
Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
42
42

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
7
7
Intel Core i5-2467M
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
5.8
5.8
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
5.7
5.7
Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
5.5
5.5
Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
5.4
5.4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J1750
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
0.9
0.9
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
0.9
0.9
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
0.9
0.9
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
0.9
0.9
Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
0.9
0.9

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.4
0.4
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
0.4
0.4
Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
0.4
0.4
AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.4
0.4
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
0.4
0.4