Intel Celeron 2961Y vs Intel Core i3-2340UE

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2961Y and Intel Core i3-2340UE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2961Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 634 vs 620
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 December 2013 vs June 2011
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 634 vs 620

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2340UE

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 1.3 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% higher maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 976 vs 684
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 1.3 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size 16.6 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 976 vs 684

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2340UE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
634
620
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
684
976
Name Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Core i3-2340UE
PassMark - Single thread mark 634 620
PassMark - CPU mark 684 976

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Core i3-2340UE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge
Launch date 1 December 2013 June 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Place in performance rating 2785 2787
Processor Number 2961Y i3-2340UE
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz 1.30 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 118 mm 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2 MB 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 105 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency 1.1 GHz 1.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 1400 million 624 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB 16.6 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 850 MHz 800 MHz
Graphics max frequency 850 MHz 800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 2
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 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 6 W
Sockets supported BGA FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt 17 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations 4x1, 2x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 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® 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)