Celeron N3160 vs 2950M

Place in the ranking	2642	2661
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	2.00	17.98
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.24 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160 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	FCPGA946	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	640 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
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.

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.

Celeron 2950M 0.78
+2.6%

Celeron N3160 0.76

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.

Celeron 2950M 1234
+2.7%

Celeron N3160 1202

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.78	0.76
Integrated graphics card	0.77	0.62
Recency	1 September 2013	15 January 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	6 Watt

Celeron 2950M has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 24.2% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N3160, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 516.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2950M and Celeron N3160, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.