Intel Celeron 2957U vs Intel Core i5-3437U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Core i5-3437U 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron 2957U

Intel Core i5-3437U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2957U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3071 vs 2458
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3071 vs 2458

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2014 vs 1 January 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3071 vs 2458
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3071 vs 2458

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3437U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 107% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1420 vs 780
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2307 vs 855

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1420 vs 780
PassMark - CPU mark	2307 vs 855

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2957U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3437U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

780

1420

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

855

2307

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3071

2458

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3071

2458

Name	Intel Celeron 2957U	Intel Core i5-3437U
PassMark - Single thread mark	780	1420
PassMark - CPU mark	855	2307
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	2458
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1874
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3071	2458
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1081

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2957U	Intel Core i5-3437U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	1 January 2014	1 January 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	1970	1981
Processor Number	2957U	i5-3437U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		118 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Device ID		0x166
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
SDVO
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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® 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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)