Intel Celeron N2940 vs AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

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Intel Celeron N2940 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
Intel Celeron N2940 AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N2940 or AMD Ryzen 3 8440U - 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 Ryzen 3 8440U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
6 Generation 7
Bay Trail Architecture Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
-- 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 Ryzen 3 8440U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is at 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz).
Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.83 GHz (2.25 GHz) A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
1x Zen 4
-- B-Core 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
3x Zen 4c

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 N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N2940 or AMD Ryzen 3 8440U 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 740M
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.50 GHz
7 GPU Generation 10
22 nm Technology 4 nm
2 Max. displays 4
4 Compute units 4
32 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 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 740M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Ryzen 3 8440U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
8 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 20
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N2940 is 7.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
4.5 W TDP down 15 W
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 Ryzen 3 8440U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
22 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 1170 Socket FP8
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 Q1/2024
-- Release price --
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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 (4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)

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 Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
730 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 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 Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
526 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 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 Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 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 Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
140 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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