i9-11950H vs Celeron 3965U

Place in the ranking	2401	555
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	6.85	36.03
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake-U (2017)	Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	98.7 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356	FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H. 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, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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 3965U 1.09

i9-11950H 13.38
+1128%

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 3965U 1732

i9-11950H 21172
+1122%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.09	13.38
Recency	3 January 2017	11 May 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Celeron 3965U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

i9-11950H, on the other hand, has a 1127.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-11950H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3965U and Core i9-11950H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.