Celeron 1020M vs B815

General info

Comparing Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2458
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$86
Current price	$34 (0.4x MSRP)	$59 (0.7x MSRP)

Technical specs

Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M 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	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	131 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M 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	FCPGA988,PGA988	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M. 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1 GHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	+	+
CRT	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B815 and Celeron 1020M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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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Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	1 January 2012	20 January 2013
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm

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