Intel Celeron 2961Y vs Intel Core i7-3517U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2961Y and Intel Core i7-3517U 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 2961Y

Intel Core i7-3517U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2961Y

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 17 Watt

Launch date	1 December 2013 vs 3 June 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3517U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 173% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
2x 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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1323 vs 634
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2072 vs 684

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1323 vs 634
PassMark - CPU mark	2072 vs 684

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3517U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

634

1323

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

684

2072

Name	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core i7-3517U
PassMark - Single thread mark	634	1323
PassMark - CPU mark	684	2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.179
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1737
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2961Y	Intel Core i7-3517U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	1 December 2013	3 June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2785	2777
Processor Number	2961Y	i7-3517U
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	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	1.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million
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	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	850 MHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.15 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	31.0mm x 24.0mm
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)