Celeron 2980U vs 1037U

General info

Comparing Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2619	2585
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data
Current price	$246 (2.9x MSRP)	$284

Technical specs

Celeron 1037U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	118 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1037U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1023	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	+
FDI	+	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
AMT	no data	9.5
Matrix Storage	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	-
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 2980U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12
PCI support	no data	-
USB revision	no data	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Integrated IDE	no data	-
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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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.

2980U outperforms 1037U by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.65	0.68
Recency	20 January 2013	1 September 2013
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

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