Celeron 2970M vs A8-3510MX

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3510MX
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.03
+9.6%
Celeron 2970M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.94

A8-3510MX outperforms Celeron 2970M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24562521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.162.40
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Detailed specifications

A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size228 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFS1FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620GIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-3510MX 1.03
+9.6%
Celeron 2970M 0.94

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-3510MX 1631
+8.7%
Celeron 2970M 1501

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A8-3510MX 6158
Celeron 2970M 6248
+1.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.94
Integrated graphics card 0.89 0.77
Recency 14 June 2011 14 April 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 37 Watt

A8-3510MX has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, 15.6% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 2970M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 21.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A8-3510MX and Celeron 2970M.


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