Celeron 3205U vs 1037U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2780	2810
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	3.50	3.78
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1023	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+

Security technologies

Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	-
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	800 MHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1037U and Celeron 3205U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.63	0.60
Recency	20 January 2013	1 March 2015
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

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