Intel Pentium 2020M vs Intel Celeron N2840

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Intel Pentium 2020M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2840
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Celeron N2840

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 2020M or Intel Celeron N2840 - 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 Pentium 2020M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2020M was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Celeron N2840 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2840 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
4 Generation 6
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2020M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium 2020M is 2.40 GHz while the Intel Celeron N2840 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N2840 is at 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz).

Intel Pentium 2020M Characteristic Intel Celeron N2840
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.16 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.58 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.58 GHz

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 Pentium 2020M Characteristic Intel Celeron N2840
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium 2020M or Intel Celeron N2840 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 (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.79 GHz
7 GPU Generation 7
22 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 4
48 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.0 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 HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 2020M can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Celeron N2840 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Pentium 2020M Characteristic Intel Celeron N2840
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium 2020M is 35 W, while the Intel Celeron N2840 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium 2020M Characteristic Intel Celeron N2840
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2020M is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron N2840 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium 2020M Characteristic Intel Celeron N2840
22 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
PGA 988 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 107 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
473 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
251 (53%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
886 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
460 (52%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
403 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
194 (48%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
731 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
335 (46%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.79 GHz
51 (48%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1371 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
584 (43%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
465 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
184 (40%)

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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
42 (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 Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
81 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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