Celeron N2830 vs 2957U
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2713 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $107 |
| Current price | $219 (2x MSRP) | $234 (2.2x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830 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 | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.41 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830 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 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830. 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 | - | - |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| SIPP | - | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | + |
| FDI | - | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | 750 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N2830.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | 4 |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 57% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 75% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 81% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 46% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 57% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 45% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 44% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 41% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
2957U outperforms N2830 by 41% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 23 February 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7 Watt |
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