Atom x5-Z8330 vs Celeron 2961Y

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2734
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330 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	1.1 GHz	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.92 GHz
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	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330 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	FCBGA1168	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330. 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	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-RS 1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
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	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2961Y and Atom x5-Z8330 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 x5-Z8330.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	1
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2013	8 February 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm

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