Intel Celeron 2955U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron 2955U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron 2955U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron 2955U
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron 2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2955U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2955U is 1.4 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2955U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 2955U uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.2 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.0 GHz
Execution units: 10
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600, LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2955U is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q3/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD E2-3200
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
2291
2291
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
2285
2285
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
2285
2285
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
2285
2285
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
2200
2200

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
1350
1350
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1350
1350
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
1350
1350
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1350
1350
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
1350
1350

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
866
866
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
866
866
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
866
866
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
866
866
Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
866
866

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3740D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
633
633
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
632
632
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
632
632
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
632
632
Intel Atom Z3745D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
631
631

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

MediaTek MT6750
NoneC NoneT @ --
521
521
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
515
515
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
515
515
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
515
515
Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
512
512

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E4500
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
317
317
Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
317
317
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
317
317
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
317
317
Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
317
317

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
284
284
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
284
284
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
284
284
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
284
284
Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
284
284

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
160
160
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
160
160
Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
160
160

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
106
106
AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
106
106
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
106
106
AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
106
106
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
106
106

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD A10-7700K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
57
57
AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
56
56
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
56
56
AMD A10-5700
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
56
56
AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
55
55

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
13.1
13.1
AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
13.1
13.1
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
13.1
13.1
AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
13.1
13.1
Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
13.1
13.1

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-3310MX
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
1.2
1.2
Intel Core i5-2467M
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.2
1.2
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
1.2
1.2
AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1.2
1.2
Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1.1
1.1

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
0.6
0.6
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
0.6
0.6
AMD A6-4455M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
0.6
0.6
Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
0.6
0.6