Intel Celeron 2950M vs Core i5-480M

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Combined performance score

i5-480M
0.86
+7.5%

Core i5-480M outperforms Celeron 2950M by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24212469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Celeron
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$81$75
Current price$253 (3.1x MSRP)$73 (1x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2 GHz
Bus support2400 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size81+114 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M 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 configuration11
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI--
FMA+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSXno data-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHz1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-480M 0.86
+7.5%
Celeron 2950M 0.80

Core i5-480M outperforms Celeron 2950M by 7% in our combined 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%

i5-480M 1318
+7.2%
Celeron 2950M 1229

Core i5-480M outperforms Celeron 2950M by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.86 0.80
Recency 9 January 2011 1 September 2013
Threads 4 2
Cost $81 $75
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 37 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-480M and Celeron 2950M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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