AMD R-272F vs Intel Celeron 2950M

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Celeron 2950M 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD R-272F

Intel Celeron 2950M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2950M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 1087
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1234 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs 21 May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 96 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	1234 vs 1215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2950M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

1234

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Celeron 2950M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	1234

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Celeron 2950M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Haswell
Launch date	21 May 2012	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2189	2130
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Processor Number		2950M
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	1.1 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7520G	Intel HD Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
VGA
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FS1	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
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)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)