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Intel Celeron 3205U
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Celeron 3205U based on its features.
See full details Intel Celeron N2840 vs 3205U |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of N2840 vs 3205U among laptop CPUs (up to 15W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the N2840 vs the 3205U. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Celeron N2840 vs 3205U
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Celeron N2840 | vs | 3205U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 311 MHz | 100 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 792 MHz | 800 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8,192 MB | 16,384 MB | |
details | Celeron N2840 | vs | 3205U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.58 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.17 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.58 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 7.5W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.81 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.03 pt/W | 4.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 6.09W | 12.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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