Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Celeron N2840 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Pentium B960		Intel Celeron N2840
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium B960 and the Intel Celeron N2840 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Pentium B960 2 core processor released in Q4/2011 with the Intel Celeron N2840 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Pentium 900 (10)	CPU group	Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
3	Generation	6
Sandy Bridge U	Architecture	Bay Trail
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium B960 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron N2840 clocks with 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2840
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.20 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 B960	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2840
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy 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
6	GPU Generation	7
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
2	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
10.1	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 (Sandy 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
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium B960, while the Intel Celeron N2840 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2840
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 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 Intel Pentium B960 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron N2840 is 7.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2840
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7.5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	4.5 W
85 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium B960 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron N2840 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Pentium B960	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2840
32 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
Q4/2011	Release date	Q2/2014
--	Release price	107 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium B960 (100%)

Intel Celeron N2840 (56%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium B960 (100%)

Intel Celeron N2840 (54%)

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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	413 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	251 (61%)

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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	825 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	460 (56%)

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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	383 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	194 (51%)

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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	679 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	335 (49%)

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 B960 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	106 (100%)
	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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1029 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	584 (57%)

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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	338 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	184 (54%)

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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	81 (100%)

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Intel Pentium B960 vs Intel Celeron N2840

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details