Celeron N2940 vs Core 2 Duo E8500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.83
+22.1%

Core 2 Duo E8500 outperforms Celeron N2940 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25942734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.168.86
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.16 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.17 GHz2.25 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940 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
SocketLGA775FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940. 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 Connectno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 0.83
+22.1%
Celeron N2940 0.68

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 1273
+21.9%
Celeron N2940 1044

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 388
+132%
Celeron N2940 167

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.

Core 2 Duo E8500 634
+26.8%
Celeron N2940 500

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.68
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8500 has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N2940, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E8500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2940 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8500 is a desktop processor while Celeron N2940 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8500 and Celeron N2940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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