Intel Celeron N2840 vs Intel Atom N455

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N2840 and Intel Atom N455 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N2840

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 55% higher clock speed: 2.58 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 670 vs 268
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 586 vs 196
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 207 vs 62
  • 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 370 vs 94
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 May 2014 vs 1 May 2010
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.58 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 112 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 670 vs 268
PassMark - CPU mark 586 vs 196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 207 vs 62
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 370 vs 94

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N455

  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 7.5 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt vs 7.5 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N2840
CPU 2: Intel Atom N455

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
670
268
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
586
196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
207
62
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
370
94
Name Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Atom N455
PassMark - Single thread mark 670 268
PassMark - CPU mark 586 196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 207 62
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 370 94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 0.939
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1383
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1383

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Atom N455

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Pineview
Launch date 22 May 2014 1 May 2010
Place in performance rating 3121 3311
Processor Number N2840 N455
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $64

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.16 GHz 1.66 GHz
L1 cache 112 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.58 GHz 1.66 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 2
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 66 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz
Transistor count 123 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 2 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333 DDR2/3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 311 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 792 MHz
Graphics max frequency 792 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Integrated

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 27mm 22mm x 22mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.5 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1170 FCBGA559
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7.5 Watt 6.5 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 4
Number of USB ports 5
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4
Total number of SATA ports 2
USB revision 3.0 and 2.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)