Celeron 3205U: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 3205U provides poor benchmark performance at 0.60% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Celeron 3205U sales 1 March 2015 at a recommended price of $107. This is a Broadwell-U architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1500 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1168 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt and a maximum temperature of 105 °C. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Celeron 3205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2810 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Celeron | |
| Power efficiency | 3.79 | of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme) |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-U (2015) | |
| Release date | 1 March 2015 (9 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | |
| Number of transistors | 1300 Million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 3205U compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Flex Memory Access | + | |
| Smart Response | - | |
| FDI | + | |
| Fast Memory Access | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | |
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| Identity Protection | + | |
| OS Guard | - |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + | |
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Celeron 3205U's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Celeron 3205U.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | - | |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | |
| InTru 3D | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| eDP | + | |
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron 3205U's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Celeron 3205U. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Celeron 3205U is Turion II P540, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
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