Intel Core i3-6102E vs Intel Celeron 2955U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-6102E and Intel Celeron 2955U 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-6102E

Intel Celeron 2955U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6102E

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1068 vs 781
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2349 vs 877

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1068 vs 781
PassMark - CPU mark	2349 vs 877

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-6102E
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2955U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1068

781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2349

877

Name	Intel Core i3-6102E	Intel Celeron 2955U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1068	781
PassMark - CPU mark	2349	877
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.611
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-6102E	Intel Celeron 2955U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q4'15	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2170	2179
Processor Number	i3-6102E	2955U
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		118 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum frequency		1.4 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x191B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	10
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
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		2
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
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)
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
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™)