Core i7-10850H vs Celeron 2961Y

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	900
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Comet Lake
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$395

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H 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	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	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 Core i7-10850H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	45.8 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® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2961Y and Core i7-10850H.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
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	2 April 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Cost	$107	$395
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	45 Watt

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