Intel Celeron 827E vs Intel Core i7-2630QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 827E and Intel Core i7-2630QM 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron 827E

Intel Core i7-2630QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 827E

Around 4% higher maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 16 GB
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum memory size	16.6 GB vs 16 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2630QM

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
7 more threads: 8 vs 1
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1227 vs 674
9.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3561 vs 371

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1227 vs 674
PassMark - CPU mark	3561 vs 371

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 827E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2630QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

674

1227

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

371

3561

Name	Intel Celeron 827E	Intel Core i7-2630QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	674	1227
PassMark - CPU mark	371	3561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		509
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.313

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 827E	Intel Core i7-2630QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'11	3 January 2011
Place in performance rating	2746	2725
Processor Number	827E	i7-2630QM
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$185
Price now		$108.24
Value for money (0-100)		15.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100	100 C
Number of cores	1	4
Number of threads	1	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum frequency		2.90 GHz
Transistor count		995 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	800 MHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x116
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	31mm x 24mm (FCBGA1023)	37.5mm x 37.5 (rPGA998)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)