Celeron 4205U vs m3-7Y30
Aggregate performance score
Core m3-7Y30 outperforms Celeron 4205U by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2165 | 2643 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core m3 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 34.01 | 5.42 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 30 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 23 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | $107 |
Detailed specifications
Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U 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 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | OPI |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 10 | 18 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1515 | FCBGA1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| Smart Response | + | + |
Security technologies
Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.861 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 615 | Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Celeron 4205U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | 12 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.60 | 0.85 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.61 | 4.81 |
| Recency | 30 August 2016 | 23 January 2019 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 15 Watt |
m3-7Y30 has a 88.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 275% lower power consumption.
Celeron 4205U, on the other hand, has 198.8% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.
The Intel Core m3-7Y30 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 4205U in performance tests.
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