Celeron N2840 vs i5-3340

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1702not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.27no data
Architecture codenameno dataBay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 July 2013 (11 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data56K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2500Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz792 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.



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.

i5-3340 4227
+620%
Celeron N2840 587

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.

i5-3340 560
+215%
Celeron N2840 178

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.

i5-3340 1680
+466%
Celeron N2840 297

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2013 22 May 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 7 Watt

i5-3340 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N2840, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 1000% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3340 and Celeron N2840. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-3340 is a desktop processor while Celeron N2840 is a notebook one.


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