Intel Celeron N2840 vs AMD A6-6310

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron N2840 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-6310
Intel Celeron N2840 AMD A6-6310

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N2840 or AMD A6-6310 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron N2840 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2840 was released in Q2/2014.

The AMD A6-6310 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-6310 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group AMD A6-6000 (3)
6 Generation 3
Bay Trail Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N2840 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N2840 is 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz) while the AMD A6-6310 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-6310 is at 2.00 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.16 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N2840 or AMD A6-6310 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.79 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 6
22 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N2840 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD A6-6310 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3L-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N2840 is 7.5 W, while the AMD A6-6310 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2840 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-6310 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD A6-6310
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1170 Socket AM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2014
107 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
251 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
241 (96%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
460 (64%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
724 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.79 GHz
51 (25%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema) @ 0.80 GHz
205 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
584 (24%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2433 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
184 (41%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
448 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
42 (88%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
48 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
81 (50%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
162 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
194 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
335 (100%)
AMD A6-6310 AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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