Atom Z515 vs Celeron 1037U
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 1037U outperforms Atom Z515 by a whopping 638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3091 | 3719 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 1.46 | 3.38 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 20 January 2013 (13 years ago) | 8 April 2009 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1023 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 1.4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | unknown |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1037U and Atom Z515.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.59 | 0.08 |
| Recency | 20 January 2013 | 8 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 1 Watt |
Celeron 1037U has a 638% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 105% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z515, on the other hand, has 1600% lower power consumption.
The Intel Celeron 1037U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z515 in performance tests.
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