AMD GX-217GA vs Intel Celeron 2961Y

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-217GA and Intel Celeron 2961Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-217GA

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2961Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Launch date 1 December 2013 vs 23 April 2013
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-217GA
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2961Y

Name AMD GX-217GA Intel Celeron 2961Y
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 422
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 750
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 750
PassMark - Single thread mark 634
PassMark - CPU mark 684

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD GX-217GA Intel Celeron 2961Y

Essentials

Architecture codename eKabini Haswell
Family AMD G-Series
Launch date 23 April 2013 1 December 2013
Place in performance rating 3012 2785
Processor Number GX-217GA 2961Y
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1650 MHz 1.10 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 118 mm
L3 cache 2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 105 °C
Maximum frequency 1.1 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR3-1600 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 450 MHz 200 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon HD 8280E Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max frequency 850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1
OpenGL 4.2

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA769 (FT3) BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 11.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 6 W

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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® 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)

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

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