Celeron N2940 vs Turion X2 RM-76
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-76 and Celeron N2940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 2737 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 2x AMD Turion | Intel Celeron |
Power efficiency | no data | 8.86 |
Architecture codename | Griffin (2008−2009) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-76 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 | no data | 1.83 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.25 GHz |
Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | 0 MB | 56K (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-76 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 | Socket S1 (638) | FCBGA1170 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-76 and Celeron N2940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
PowerNow | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Idle States | no data | + |
Smart Connect | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion X2 RM-76 and Celeron N2940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-76 and Celeron N2940 are enumerated here.
VT-d | no data | - |
VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-76 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 Turion X2 RM-76 and Celeron N2940 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-76 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 January 2009 | 22 May 2014 |
Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 7 Watt |
Celeron N2940 has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion X2 RM-76 and Celeron N2940. We've got no test results to judge.
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