Celeron 2980U vs A4 Micro-6400T

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Aggregate performance score

A4 Micro-6400T
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
0.68
+3%
Celeron 2980U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.66

A4 Micro-6400T outperforms Celeron 2980U by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27392752
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Celeron
Power efficiency14.294.16
Architecture codenameMullins (2014)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFT3bFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

A4 Micro-6400T 0.68
+3%
Celeron 2980U 0.66

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4 Micro-6400T 1082
+2.5%
Celeron 2980U 1056

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.66
Recency 29 April 2014 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

A4 Micro-6400T has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 275% lower power consumption.

Celeron 2980U, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4 Micro-6400T and Celeron 2980U.


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