Pentium 4 660 vs Celeron N2840
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N2840 outperforms Pentium 4 660 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3039 | 3206 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 4.98 | 0.17 |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Prescott 2M |
| Release date | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.58 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 71 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | PLGA775,PPGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.32 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 792 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.37 | 0.21 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 115 Watt |
Celeron N2840 has a 76.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1542.9% lower power consumption.
The Celeron N2840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 660 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron N2840 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 660 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2840 and Pentium 4 660, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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