Intel Celeron N2808 vs Intel Pentium 957

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N2808 and Intel Pentium 957 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 N2808

Intel Pentium 957

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N2808

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 88% higher clock speed: 2.25 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 17 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 581 vs 574

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 May 2014 vs 19 June 2011
Maximum frequency	2.25 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	581 vs 574

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 957

Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 8.01 GB vs 4 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 622 vs 499

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB vs 112 KB
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	622 vs 499

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N2808
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 957

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

581

574

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

499

622

Name	Intel Celeron N2808	Intel Pentium 957
PassMark - Single thread mark	581	574
PassMark - CPU mark	499	622

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N2808	Intel Pentium 957
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	22 May 2014	19 June 2011
Place in performance rating	2856	2860
Processor Number	N2808	957
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Price now		$134
Value for money (0-100)		2.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.58 GHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100
Maximum frequency	2.25 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		2 MB
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	10.66 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	311 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	792 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	792 MHz	800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	3 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)