Celeron N2930 vs 3215U

Place in performance ranking	2566	2621
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)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	1 June 2015 (8 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$256 (2.4x MSRP)	$820

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930 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	1.7 GHz	1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.16 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	56K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	82 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930 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	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930. 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	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930 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 N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
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 5th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	854 MHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N2930.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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 3215U 0.72
+9.1%

Celeron N2930 0.66

3215U outperforms N2930 by 9% 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%

Celeron 3215U 1118
+10.1%

Celeron N2930 1015

3215U outperforms N2930 by 10% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron 3215U 334
+117%

Celeron N2930 154

3215U outperforms N2930 by 117% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron 3215U 590
+29.1%

Celeron N2930 457

3215U outperforms N2930 by 29% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	0.66
Recency	1 June 2015	23 February 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt