Celeron 797 vs Core i7-4500U
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2003 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-ULT (2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 4 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
| Current price | $626 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,300 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 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 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797. 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 | + | - |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 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 Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 950 MHz |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| VGA | + | no data |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3200x2000@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3200x2000@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4500U and Celeron 797.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 4 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2013 | 1 January 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
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