Celeron N2940 vs Core 2 Duo SP9400

Place in the ranking	2831	2739
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	2.05	8.89
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9400 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.25 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	56K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9400 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA956	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9400 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	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Celeron N2940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Celeron N2940 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Celeron N2940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Celeron N2940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Celeron N2940.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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 SP9400 0.55

Celeron N2940 0.67
+21.8%

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 SP9400 863

Celeron N2940 1044
+21%

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.

Core 2 Duo SP9400 2083
+81.1%

Celeron N2940 1150

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.

Core 2 Duo SP9400 3950

Celeron N2940 3958
+0.2%

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.

Core 2 Duo SP9400 2059

Celeron N2940 2191
+6.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.55	0.67
Recency	20 August 2008	22 May 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	7 Watt

Celeron N2940 has a 21.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N2940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP9400 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Celeron N2940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.