Intel Celeron 2980U vs Intel Core i7-940XM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2980U and Intel Core i7-940XM 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 i7-940XM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2980U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt

Launch date	1 October 2013 vs 1 June 2010
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-940XM

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 108% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1178 vs 933
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2315 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	8196 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1178 vs 933
PassMark - CPU mark	2315 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2980U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-940XM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

1178

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

2315

Name	Intel Celeron 2980U	Intel Core i7-940XM
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	1178
PassMark - CPU mark	1092	2315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1709

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2980U	Intel Core i7-940XM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Clarksfield
Launch date	1 October 2013	1 June 2010
Place in performance rating	2380	2371
Processor Number	2980U	i7-940XM
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,096
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	8196 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	1400 million	774 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
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	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	55 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
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4	1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
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® Demand Based Switching
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)