Celeron N5095A vs N2840

Place in the ranking	3027	1722
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	5.00	16.34
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.58 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A 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	FCBGA1170	BGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	792 MHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	8
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	2.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	5	14
Integrated LAN	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.

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.

Celeron N2840 0.37

Celeron N5095A 2.59
+600%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron N2840 587

Celeron N5095A 4116
+601%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.37	2.59
Integrated graphics card	0.77	5.58
Recency	22 May 2014	1 July 2021
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	15 Watt

Celeron N2840 has 114.3% lower power consumption.

Celeron N5095A, on the other hand, has a 600% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron N5095A is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2840 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N2840 is a notebook processor while Celeron N5095A is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2840 and Celeron N5095A, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.