Intel Celeron 2950M vs Intel Pentium 3556U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2950M and Intel Pentium 3556U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (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).

Intel Celeron 2950M

Intel Pentium 3556U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2950M

Around 18% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 951
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1237 vs 1058

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150 vs 951
PassMark - CPU mark	1237 vs 1058

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3556U

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 37 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 37 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2950M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3556U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1150

951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1237

1058

Name	Intel Celeron 2950M	Intel Pentium 3556U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150	951
PassMark - CPU mark	1237	1058
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		100.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3273
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		552
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2950M	Intel Pentium 3556U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	1 October 2013	1 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	2019	2004
Processor Number	2950M	3556U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	130 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	960 Million	1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA946	Intel BGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	10
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
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® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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)