Ryzen 5 4600G vs Celeron N2940

Place in the ranking	2742	764
Place by popularity	not in top-100	26
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	8.92	14.73
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.25 GHz	4.2 GHz
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	56K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
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 Ryzen 5 4600G 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 Ryzen 5 4600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	AMD Radeon Vega 7
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
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

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

Ryzen 5 4600G 10.12
+1433%

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

Ryzen 5 4600G 16070
+1439%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron N2940 166

Ryzen 5 4600G 1581
+852%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron N2940 497

Ryzen 5 4600G 6126
+1133%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.66	10.12
Integrated graphics card	0.77	7.46
Recency	22 May 2014	21 July 2020
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

Celeron N2940 has 828.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4600G, on the other hand, has a 1433.3% higher aggregate performance score, 868.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 4600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2940 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N2940 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 4600G is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2940 and Ryzen 5 4600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.