Intel Celeron 2980U vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2980U and Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 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 2980U

Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2980U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 933 vs 682
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1092 vs 616

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs 1 March 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	933 vs 682
PassMark - CPU mark	1092 vs 616

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2980U
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

682

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

616

Name	Intel Celeron 2980U	Intel Core 2 Duo T5670
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	682
PassMark - CPU mark	1092	616
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1097
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1713

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2980U	Intel Core 2 Duo T5670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Merom
Launch date	1 October 2013	1 March 2008
Place in performance rating	2369	2376
Processor Number	2980U	T5670
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	800 MHz FSB
Die size	118 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	291 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
VID voltage range		1.0375V-1.30V
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	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
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® OS Guard
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)