Pentium 3560M vs Celeron 2970M

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2970M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.94
+10.6%
Pentium 3560M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.85

Celeron 2970M outperforms Pentium 3560M by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25022563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.402.17
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$134

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size130 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors960 Million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA946FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Pentium 3560M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Celeron 2970M 0.94
+10.6%
Pentium 3560M 0.85

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.

Celeron 2970M 1501
+11.6%
Pentium 3560M 1345

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 0.85

Celeron 2970M has a 10.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Celeron 2970M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3560M in performance tests.


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