Intel Celeron N2940 vs AMD Athlon XP 2200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N2940 and AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 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).

Intel Celeron N2940

AMD Athlon XP 2200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N2940

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.25 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 130 nm
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.9x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 63 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 605 vs 335
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1045 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 May 2014 vs September 2003
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.25 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	224 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 63 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	605 vs 335
PassMark - CPU mark	1045 vs 214

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N2940
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

605

335

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1045

214

Name	Intel Celeron N2940	AMD Athlon XP 2200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	605	335
PassMark - CPU mark	1045	214
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	199
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.471
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1298
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N2940	AMD Athlon XP 2200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Thorton
Launch date	22 May 2014	September 2003
Place in performance rating	3165	3225
Processor Number	N2940
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$84.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.83 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.25 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Die size		80 mm
Transistor count		63 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	313 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	854 MHz
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
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
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.5 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt	63 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
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)