Intel Celeron 2955U processor review

Celeron 2955U processor released by Intel; release date: 1 October 2013. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Haswell microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 1.4 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 2048 KB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1168. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1 GHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

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4760

781

PassMark
CPU mark

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154674

877

Geekbench 4
Single Core

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5311

303

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

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36691

569

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

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This CPU

97.640 mPixels/s

6.591 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

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741.453 Frames/s

89.427 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

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4.623 Frames/s

0.544 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

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49.002 Frames/s

5.088 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

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218.231 mHash/s

4.611 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047 Frames

543 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 CPU

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7128 Frames

1735 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

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12887 Frames

2943 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

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9047.000 Fps

543.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

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7128.000 Fps

1735.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

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12887.000 Fps

2943.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	781
PassMark - CPU mark	877
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	6.591 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	89.427 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.544 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	5.088 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	4.611 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	543 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1735 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	2943 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	543.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	1735.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	2943.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2112
Processor Number	2955U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)