Atom Z3740 vs Celeron N2940

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.66
+69.2%
Atom Z3740
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 2 Watt
0.39

Celeron N2940 outperforms Atom Z3740 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27423005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency8.9218.45
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)27 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$32

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.83 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.25 GHz1.86 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740 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
SocketFCBGA1170UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theft-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB4 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s17.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2940 and Atom Z3740.

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

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 N2940 0.66
+69.2%
Atom Z3740 0.39

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 N2940 1044
+68.1%
Atom Z3740 621

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N2940 1150
+19.4%
Atom Z3740 963

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N2940 3958
+17.1%
Atom Z3740 3380

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron N2940 2191
+19.2%
Atom Z3740 1838

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N2940 29.2
Atom Z3740 29
+0.7%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N2940 0.2
Atom Z3740 0.7
+204%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 0.39
Recency 22 May 2014 27 September 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 2 Watt

Celeron N2940 has a 69.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

Atom Z3740, on the other hand, has 250% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N2940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3740 in performance tests.


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