A8-5545M vs Celeron 2970M
Aggregated performance score
A8-5545M outperforms Celeron 2970M by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2372 | 2349 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 14 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 June 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
| Current price | $59 (0.8x MSRP) | $504 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M 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 | 2.2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M 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 | FCPGA946 | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1333 Controller |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| 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 | AMD Radeon HD 8510G |
| Quick Sync Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
A8-5545M outperforms Celeron 2970M by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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%
A8-5545M outperforms Celeron 2970M by 3% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.97 | 1.00 |
| Recency | 14 April 2014 | 1 June 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 25 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 2970M and A8-5545M.
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