Celeron N2940 vs Pentium E6500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6500 and Celeron N2940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2632	2709
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6500 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	2.93 GHz	1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	2.25 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V – 1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6500 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	1	1
Socket	LGA775	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6500 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 Connect	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium E6500 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 Pentium E6500 and Celeron N2940 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6500 and Celeron N2940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	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	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	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 Pentium E6500 and Celeron N2940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6500 and Celeron N2940.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.76	0.68
Recency	9 August 2009	22 May 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

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