Celeron N2940 vs Pentium G2020

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2020
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.06
+60.6%
Celeron N2940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.66

Pentium G2020 outperforms Celeron N2940 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24162742
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.828.92
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date21 January 2013 (11 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2020 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 speed2.9 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.25 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2020 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21.32 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz854 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.


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.

Pentium G2020 1.06
+60.6%
Celeron N2940 0.66

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.

Pentium G2020 1691
+62%
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.

Pentium G2020 475
+184%
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.

Pentium G2020 812
+62.1%
Celeron N2940 501

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.66
Recency 21 January 2013 22 May 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium G2020 has a 60.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N2940, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 685.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G2020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2940 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2020 is a desktop processor while Celeron N2940 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2020 and Celeron N2940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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