Intel Celeron N4020C vs Intel Celeron N2940

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Intel Celeron N4020C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2940
Intel Celeron N4020C Intel Celeron N2940

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4020C or Intel Celeron N2940 - 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 N4020C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4020C was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Celeron N2940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.25 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2940 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
9 Generation 6
Gemini Lake Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4020C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz). The Intel Celeron N2940 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.83 GHz (2.25 GHz).
Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2940
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.83 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.25 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.25 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 N4020C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2940
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 4
96 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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 UHD Graphics 600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N4020C supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2940 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2940
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
6 PCIe lanes 4
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N4020C has a TDP of 6 W, that of the Intel Celeron N2940 is 7.5 W.
Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2940
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down 4.5 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4020C has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N2940 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2940
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1090 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4020C (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 (47%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4020C (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 (81%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
486 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
218 (45%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
860 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
730 (85%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
402 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
177 (44%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
705 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
526 (75%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (44%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1535 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
1035 (67%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
75 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
38 (51%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
144 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
140 (97%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron N4020C Intel Celeron N2940
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