Intel Celeron 2955U vs Intel Core i3-4158U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2955U and Intel Core i3-4158U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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 2955U

Intel Core i3-4158U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	1 October 2013 vs 4 June 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4158U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1075 vs 782
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1921 vs 880

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1075 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	1921 vs 880

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2955U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4158U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

782

1075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

880

1921

Name	Intel Celeron 2955U	Intel Core i3-4158U
PassMark - Single thread mark	782	1075
PassMark - CPU mark	880	1921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	89.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.611
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2955U	Intel Core i3-4158U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	1 October 2013	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	2179	2181
Processor Number	2955U	i3-4158U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$315
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	118 mm	181 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
Device ID		0xA2E
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	4
Number of USB ports	4	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2	4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2	4
UART
USB revision	3.0	3.0
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)
Advanced Technologies
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5	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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3