Intel Celeron N2930 vs Pentium 2117U

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Combined performance score

Pentium 2117U
0.66

General info

Comparing Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25902594
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 September 2012 (11 years old)23 February 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data
Current price$360 (2.7x MSRP)$820

Technical specs

Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.16 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930 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
SocketFCBGA1023FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI--
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1 GHz854 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2117U and Celeron N2930.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Pentium 2117U 0.66
Celeron N2930 0.66

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%

Pentium 2117U 1018
+0.3%
Celeron N2930 1015

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 2117U 305
+98.1%
Celeron N2930 154

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 98% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 2117U 510
+11.6%
Celeron N2930 457

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 12% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pentium 2117U 2365
+109%
Celeron N2930 1132

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 109% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium 2117U 4425
+14%
Celeron N2930 3880

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 14% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium 2117U 1885
Celeron N2930 2214
+17.5%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Pentium 2117U by 17% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pentium 2117U 40.43
Celeron N2930 27.25
+48.4%

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 48% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pentium 2117U 1
Celeron N2930 2
+12.9%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Pentium 2117U by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium 2117U 120
Celeron N2930 129
+7.5%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Pentium 2117U by 8% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium 2117U 58
+65.7%
Celeron N2930 35

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 66% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pentium 2117U 0.74
+80.5%
Celeron N2930 0.41

Pentium 2117U outperforms Celeron N2930 by 80% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 2117U 0.1
Celeron N2930 0.2
+100%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Pentium 2117U by 100% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 2117U 990
Celeron N2930 1181
+19.3%

Celeron N2930 outperforms Pentium 2117U by 19% in WinRAR 4.0.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 September 2012 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 7 Watt

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