Ultra 9 285T vs Celeron 2970M

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2523	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	2.40	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Die size	130 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	960 Million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T 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	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Core Ultra 9 285T.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	35 Watt

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