Celeron N2840 vs Atom Z2560
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Clovertrail (2013) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 27 February 2013 (11 years ago) | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2560 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2560 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FC-MB4760 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| Smart Idle | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s | 21.32 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 792 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | 2 | 5 |
| UART | 3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 February 2013 | 22 May 2014 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 7 Watt |
Atom Z2560 has 100% more threads, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Celeron N2840, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2560 and Celeron N2840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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