Pentium B915C vs Celeron N2840

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.16 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.58 GHz1.5 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2048 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C 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 Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency792 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2840 and Pentium B915C.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 May 2014 1 May 2012
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron N2840 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

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