AMD R-272F vs Intel Celeron 2957U

Comparative analysis of AMD R-272F and Intel Celeron 2957U 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD R-272F

Intel Celeron 2957U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 129% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1087 vs 780
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1215 vs 855

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087 vs 780
PassMark - CPU mark	1215 vs 855

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2957U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 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
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 January 2014 vs 21 May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 96 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD R-272F
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2957U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1215

855

Name	AMD R-272F	Intel Celeron 2957U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087	780
PassMark - CPU mark	1215	855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		107.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.777
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1874
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1874
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3071

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD R-272F	Intel Celeron 2957U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Piledriver	Haswell
Launch date	21 May 2012	1 January 2014
Place in performance rating	2189	1970
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Processor Number		2957U
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	1.40 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	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		2 MB
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, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	497 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz	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		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
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	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	10
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		3.0
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
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)