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    Actual CPU speed

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Gayboyworgen, Jan 31, 2014.

  1. Gayboyworgen

    Gayboyworgen Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did wonder about this but what normal processor speed will it be close to on a Intel N2820 2.39gHz? Like is the N2820 close or the same speed as a normal 1.5gHz Celeron that isn't a netbook type processor?
     
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    What are you actually asking?
     
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    I believe he is asking what a Celeron N2820 is comparable to.

    Here, you can use this to compare with other CPU's, hopefully it's accurate enough.

    Intel Celeron N2820
     
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    With a current data point of 1 (one) in the following link, this is around an the same as an Atom Z3740 in raw performance.

    See:
    PassMark - Intel Celeron N2820 @ 2.13GHz - Price performance comparison


    See:
    PassMark - Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz - Price performance comparison


    However, with half the cache and half the cores - this is not a processor I would want - even at almost double the clock speed of the Atom.

    See:
    ARK | Compare Intel® Products


    With power consumption at almost 4x that of the Atom (for the same performance...) a platform based on this chip would be underwhelming - especially as it aged.

    It will run hot, use more battery power and even costs more; yet it offers nothing in exchange.

    Make sure you check out the differences in the compare link - if data protection, anti theft, wireless display and/or identity protection technologies are important to you (in addition to the superior performance the Atom chip offers in a real world system), then do not consider this low end chip.


    I also have to mention that either of these entry level cpu's need an SSD to be used effectively in a modern workflow (even a very 'light' one).

    To run a system with a HDD and even 4GB RAM and either of these cpu's is just madness.

    By 'normal' 1.5GHz Celeron cpu - if you mean a desktop cpu version - there is no comparison. The N2820 will be an order of magnitude slower, if not more.


    Hope this helps.
     
  5. Gayboyworgen

    Gayboyworgen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I was actually trying to compare other Intel processors that is not Atom related and seeing how fast does it compare to. Like example the N2820 is fast as a Celeron 1007U. I don't think it's that fast as the 1007U but maybe it is?


    I know both are different type of processors but if lets say that the N2820 is the same as a normal Celeron how many gHz would it be?
     
  6. Gayboyworgen

    Gayboyworgen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Like maybe I am trying to ask if lets say there was a Celeron today that was slower than 1.5gHz. Would like be like a Celeron 1.3gHz or 1.2? Or would it perform only like a 1gHz? I' am just pretending here.
     
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    like, lolwut?
     
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    See:
    ARK | Compare Intel® Products

    Comparing the Celeron N2820 to the Celeron 1007U isn't really useful. As an Ivy Bridge based cpu, the 1007U is more than two times more power hungry than the N2820; almost sixteen times more power hungry than the Atom Z's... are you getting the idea? The more power you can feed and can dissipate the more the performance will be (although in this case it is 'only' 50% more performance for over 2x the power).


    Why I compared the N2820 to the Atom Z is that they both came out in roughly the same time frame. And they are both Bay Trail based platforms.


    If we're just pretending here; the N2820, performance wise, will be good to power a watch with. For any other use, there are much better options available.