Intel Celeron N2940 vs AMD EPYC 9184X

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Intel Celeron N2940 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9184X
Intel Celeron N2940 AMD EPYC 9184X

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N2940 or AMD EPYC 9184X - 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 N2940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.25 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2940 was released in Q2/2014.

The AMD EPYC 9184X has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9184X was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
6 Generation 4
Bay Trail Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N2940 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N2940 is 1.83 GHz (2.25 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9184X has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9184X is at 3.55 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9184X
4 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.83 GHz Frequency 3.55 GHz
2.25 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
2.25 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.85 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9184X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron N2940 or AMD EPYC 9184X 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 --
0.85 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 N2940 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9184X supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9184X
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR5-4800
8 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 768.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 5.0
4 PCIe lanes 128
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N2940 is 7.5 W, while the AMD EPYC 9184X has a TDP of 320 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9184X
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 320 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2940 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9184X is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 768.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9184X
22 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
BGA 1170 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2023
-- Release price 4928 $
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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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
218 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 4.20 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
730 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 3.85 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
177 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 4.20 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
526 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 3.85 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
@ 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
1035 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 3.85 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
38 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 4.20 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
140 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9184X AMD EPYC 9184X
16C 32T @ 3.85 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N2940 AMD EPYC 9184X
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