Celeron 3965U vs Core M-5Y70

General info

Comparing Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2225	2254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core M	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Broadwell-Y (2014)	Kaby Lake-U
Release date	5 September 2014 (9 years old)	3 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107
Current price	$922	$532 (5x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U 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	4	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	50 mm2	98.7 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U 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	FCBGA1234	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	4.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR3	DDR3, DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 5300	Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory	16 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	900 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y70 and Celeron 3965U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	10

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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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.

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Celeron 3965U by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.19	1.14
Integrated graphics card	1.21	1.84
Recency	5 September 2014	3 January 2017
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	15 Watt

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