Intel Core i5 520M vs Celeron N2840 |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 520M vs N2840 among laptop CPUs
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 | |
No winner declared
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core i5 520M vs the Celeron N2840. | |||||||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Celeron N2840 vs the Core i5 520M. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 520M vs Celeron N2840
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 520M | vs | Celeron N2840 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.16 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.58 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
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 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 500 MHz | 311 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 766 MHz | 792 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 17,066.66 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8,499.2 MB | 8,192 MB | |
details | Core i5 520M | vs | Celeron N2840 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.86 GHz | 2.58 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2.17 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.86 GHz | 2.58 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 7.5W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 1.81 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.49 pt/W | 7.05 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 6.09W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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