Intel Core i3-330E vs Intel Celeron 2980U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-330E and Intel Celeron 2980U 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 Core i3-330E

Intel Celeron 2980U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-330E

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1260 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	934 vs 933
PassMark - CPU mark	1260 vs 1092

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2980U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C for rPGA,105°C for BGA
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 82% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8.79 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C for rPGA,105°C for BGA
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8.79 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-330E
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2980U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

934

933

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1260

1092

Name	Intel Core i3-330E	Intel Celeron 2980U
PassMark - Single thread mark	934	933
PassMark - CPU mark	1260	1092

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-330E	Intel Celeron 2980U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'10	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2359	2364
Processor Number	i3-330E	2980U
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	81 mm2	118 mm
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C for rPGA,105°C for BGA	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	382 million	1400 million
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		1.6 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	500 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	667 MHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	BGA 34mmX28mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1X16, 2X8	4x1, 2x4
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)