A8 Pro-7150B vs Celeron 2957U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.53
A8 Pro-7150B
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
0.95
+79.2%

A8 Pro-7150B outperforms Celeron 2957U by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30532696
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency1.371.93
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 January 2014 (11 years ago)4 June 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB4096 KB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168FP3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and A8 Pro-7150B.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
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.

Celeron 2957U 0.53
A8 Pro-7150B 0.95
+79.2%

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.

Celeron 2957U 851
A8 Pro-7150B 1528
+79.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.95
Recency 1 January 2014 4 June 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 19 Watt

Celeron 2957U has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

A8 Pro-7150B, on the other hand, has a 79.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The AMD A8 Pro-7150B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 2957U in performance tests.

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