Celeron 2970M vs A10-7800

Primary details

Comparing A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1912	2504
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	2.94	2.40
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$75

Detailed specifications

A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	2 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Die size	245 mm2	130 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	960 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2+	FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
iGPU core count	8	no data
Number of pipelines	512	no data
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
VGA	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7800 and Celeron 2970M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.02	0.94
Recency	31 July 2014	14 April 2014
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	37 Watt

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