Intel Celeron 2961Y vs Intel Core i7-2620M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2961Y and Intel Core i7-2620M 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, 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).

Intel Celeron 2961Y

Intel Core i7-2620M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2961Y

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 December 2013 vs 20 February 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2620M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 209% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1460 vs 634
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2425 vs 684

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1460 vs 634
PassMark - CPU mark	2425 vs 684

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2620M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

634

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

684

2425

Name	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core i7-2620M
PassMark - Single thread mark	634	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	684	2425
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		34.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.114

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core i7-2620M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 December 2013	20 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$346
Place in performance rating	2785	2789
Processor Number	2961Y	i7-2620M
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$179.21
Value for money (0-100)		6.31
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.70 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	4096 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	3.40 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 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	850 MHz	1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.3 GHz
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	6 W
Sockets supported	BGA	FCBGA1023, PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt	35 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)