Intel Celeron 2961Y vs Intel Core i5-2537M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2961Y and Intel Core i5-2537M 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 i5-2537M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2961Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8.01 GB
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 17 Watt

Launch date	1 December 2013 vs 3 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8.01 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2537M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 109% higher clock speed: 2.30 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 954 vs 634
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1223 vs 684

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.30 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	954 vs 634
PassMark - CPU mark	1223 vs 684

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2537M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

634

954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

684

1223

Name	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core i5-2537M
PassMark - Single thread mark	634	954
PassMark - CPU mark	684	1223
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		277
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		606

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core i5-2537M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 December 2013	3 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$250
Place in performance rating	2785	2778
Processor Number	2961Y	i5-2537M
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	149 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	1.1 GHz	2.30 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	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	850 MHz	900 MHz
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x116
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 24 mm (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)