Intel Celeron 2970M processor review

Celeron 2970M processor released by Intel; release date: 14 April 2014. At the time of release, the processor cost $75. 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 - 2.2 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 128 KB, L2 - 512 KB, L3 - 2 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCPGA946. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 37 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.1 GHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

1245

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

1501

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

9047 Frames

684 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

9047.000 Fps

684.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

7128 Frames

2841 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

7128.000 Fps

2841.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

12887 Frames

3351 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

12887.000 Fps

3351.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1245
PassMark - CPU mark	1501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	684 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	684.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2841 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2841.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3351 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3351.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	14 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	1292
Processor Number	2970M
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	130 mm
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	960 Million

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)