Atom D2700 vs Celeron 2961Y

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	1 November 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$52
Current price	no data	$9 (0.2x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700 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	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	0.13 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	118 mm2	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700 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	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	-
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	+
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700 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 2961Y and Atom D2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2961Y and Atom D2700 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 2961Y and Atom D2700.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	4
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	8
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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2013	1 November 2011
Threads	2	4
Cost	$107	$52
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	10 Watt

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