Intel Celeron N2940 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

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Intel Celeron N2940 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Intel Celeron N2940 AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N2940 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700E - 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 7 2700E has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700E was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
6 Generation 2
Bay Trail Architecture Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
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 Ryzen 7 2700E has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700E is at 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.83 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
2.25 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.25 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 Ryzen 7 2700E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron N2940 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 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 Ryzen 7 2700E supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 20
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N2940 is 7.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700E has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2940 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700E is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N2940 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
22 nm Technology 12 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, 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 Q3/2018
-- Release price 290 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N2940 (25%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N2940 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E (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 (24%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
905 (100%)

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 (13%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
5768 (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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
1035 (7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
14865 (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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
38 (25%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
152 (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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
140 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1364 (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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
177 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 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 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
387 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
3065 (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 N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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