Intel Celeron N2840 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E

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Intel Celeron N2840 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
Intel Celeron N2840 AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N2840 or AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E - 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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded (4)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 (4)
6 Generation 3
Bay Trail Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3)
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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E is at 3.35 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.16 GHz Frequency 3.35 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N2840 or AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E 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 no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.79 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 24
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N2840 is 7.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2840 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 70.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron N2840 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1170 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2023
107 $ Release price --
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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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.70 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 Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron N2840 AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
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