MediaTek Kompanio 520 vs Celeron N2940

Place in the ranking	2736	1917
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	MediaTek Kompanio 500
Power efficiency	8.86	0.09
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	2x Cortex-A76 / 6x A55
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.25 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	2000 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 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 N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520. 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	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520.

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

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.68	2.06
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	2000 Watt

Celeron N2940 has 28471.4% lower power consumption.

MediaTek Kompanio 520, on the other hand, has a 202.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The MediaTek Kompanio 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2940 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2940 and MediaTek Kompanio 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.