Celeron 867 vs 3215U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2589	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$134
Current price	$256 (2.4x MSRP)	$283 (2.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 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	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867. 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
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron 867.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

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 June 2015	1 January 2012
Cost	$107	$134
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt

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