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Intel Celeron N2940 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-20

The Intel Celeron N2940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Celeron series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1170 socket and was released in Q2/2014. The Intel Celeron N2940 scores 218 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 730 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Celeron N2940
Family:	Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group:	Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
Architecture:	Bay Trail
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	6
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.83 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.25 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron N2940 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron N2940 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1), which has 32 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency:	0.31 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.85 GHz
Compute units:	4
Shader:	32
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2013

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.2
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	8 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth:	2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	7.5 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	4.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2940 is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1170
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q2/2014
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz (2.25 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Celeron N2940 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD GX-415GA 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	180
	Intel Celeron N3160 4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz	179
	Intel Celeron N3010 2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz	178
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	177
	Intel Atom Z3795 4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz	174
	Intel Celeron N3050 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	174
	Intel Celeron N2807 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	172

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i3-2377M 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	546
	Intel Celeron J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	539
	Intel Celeron J3355E 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	539
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	526
	Intel Celeron N3150 4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz	525
	Intel Celeron 2957U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	515
	Intel Celeron 2955U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	515

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 J3160 4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz	222
	Intel Pentium 957 2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz	222
	Intel Celeron N3050 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	221
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	218
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	218
	Intel Celeron N3150 4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz	218
	Intel Celeron N2807 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	217

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 B940 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	739
	Intel Celeron 1037U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	738
	Intel Pentium 3558U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	735
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	730
	Intel Celeron 1005M 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	730
	AMD A6-3400M 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	726
	Intel Core i3-2375M 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	725

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.


	AMD A4-1200 AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz	58
	AMD GX-209HA AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz	58
	AMD GX-210JA AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz	58
	Intel Celeron N2940 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55
	Intel Celeron N2930 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55
	Intel Celeron J1900 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55
	Intel Celeron N2920 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.84 GHz	54

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 Atom E3845 4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz	1058
	AMD GX-222GC 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1047
	Intel Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	1040
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	1035
	Intel Pentium 3558U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	1031
	Intel Pentium B960 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1029
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1024

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 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	39
	Intel Celeron J1750 2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz	39
	Intel Celeron J1900 4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz	39
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	38
	Intel Atom Z3795 4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz	38
	Intel Celeron J3160 4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz	38
	Intel Celeron N3010 2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz	38

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 N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	144
	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	144
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	141
	Intel Celeron N2940 4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz	140
	Intel Celeron 3867U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	139
	Intel Celeron 3865U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	139
	AMD A10-7300 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	139

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,817 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,763 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,500 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,472 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,088 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,422 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,103 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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