Celeron 3205U vs E1-2500

Primary details

Comparing E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2790
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD E-Series	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	no data	3.77
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107

Detailed specifications

E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U 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	no data	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U 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	FT3	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8240	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	800 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.2/12
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 and Celeron 3205U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	1 March 2015
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

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