Intel Celeron 2961Y vs Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2961Y and Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400 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.

Intel Celeron 2961Y

Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2961Y

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 25 Watt

Launch date	1 December 2013 vs 20 August 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400

Around 118% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 929 vs 634
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 863 vs 684

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	929 vs 634
PassMark - CPU mark	863 vs 684

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

634

929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

684

863

Name	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400
PassMark - Single thread mark	634	929
PassMark - CPU mark	684	863
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		335
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		584

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Penryn
Launch date	1 December 2013	20 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$284
Place in performance rating	2778	2771
Processor Number	2961Y	SP9400
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$284
Value for money (0-100)		1.74
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	118 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	22mm x 22mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	6 W
Sockets supported	BGA	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
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)
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 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)