Intel Celeron N4000C vs Intel Core i7-2617M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4000C and Intel Core i7-2617M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron N4000C

Intel Core i7-2617M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000C

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100 C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 17 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2617M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1092 vs 1004
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 1406

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092 vs 1004
PassMark - CPU mark	1687 vs 1406

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4000C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2617M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1004

1092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1406

1687

Name	Intel Celeron N4000C	Intel Core i7-2617M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004	1092
PassMark - CPU mark	1406	1687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2350
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4000C	Intel Core i7-2617M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'19	3 January 2011
Place in performance rating	2264	2273
Processor Number	N4000C	i7-2617M
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185	0x116
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	950 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	2
CRT
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 °C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)