Celeron 2961Y vs 2955U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2825	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	3.47	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y 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	1.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
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	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y 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	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y. 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	+	+
FDI	-	-
AMT	9.5	9.5
Matrix Storage	-	-
HD Audio	+	+
RST	+	+

Security technologies

Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2955U and Celeron 2961Y.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	12
PCI support	-	-
USB revision	3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	4
Integrated IDE	-	-
Number of USB ports	4	4
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	1 December 2013
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	11 Watt

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