Intel Celeron 2980U vs Intel Core i7-660UM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2980U and Intel Core i7-660UM 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.

Intel Celeron 2980U

Intel Core i7-660UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2980U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 18 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs 1 September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 18 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	929 vs 925

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-660UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 1.6 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
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1284 vs 1056

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1284 vs 1056

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2980U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-660UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

929

925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1056

1284

Name	Intel Celeron 2980U	Intel Core i7-660UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	929	925
PassMark - CPU mark	1056	1284

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2980U	Intel Core i7-660UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Arrandale
Launch date	1 October 2013	1 September 2010
Place in performance rating	2370	2377
Processor Number	2980U	i7-660UM
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	1.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	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)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	382 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	18 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4	1x16
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® 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
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)