Celeron N2840 vs Pentium P6100

Aggregate performance score

Pentium P6100
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56
+51.4%
Celeron N2840
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.37

Pentium P6100 outperforms Celeron N2840 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28273027
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.515.00
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$12no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64K (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors384 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6100 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA988FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840 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 Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHz792 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6100 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
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 P6100 0.56
+51.4%
Celeron N2840 0.37

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 P6100 882
+50.3%
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.

Pentium P6100 273
+53.4%
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.

Pentium P6100 452
+52.2%
Celeron N2840 297

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.

Pentium P6100 2245
+68.6%
Celeron N2840 1331

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.

Pentium P6100 4355
+71.9%
Celeron N2840 2533

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.

Pentium P6100 1843
+22%
Celeron N2840 1510

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium P6100 1
+47.2%
Celeron N2840 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.37
Recency 26 September 2010 22 May 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium P6100 has a 51.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N2840, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium P6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2840 in performance tests.


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