Celeron N4100 vs 2950M

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2950M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.78
Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54
+97.4%

Celeron N4100 outperforms Celeron 2950M by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26412132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.9924.27
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 deg C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA946FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2950M and Celeron N4100.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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.

Celeron 2950M 0.78
Celeron N4100 1.54
+97.4%

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.

Celeron 2950M 1234
Celeron N4100 2453
+98.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 1.54
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.87
Recency 1 September 2013 11 December 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4100 has a 97.4% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 516.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2950M in performance tests.


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