i3-2397M vs Celeron 2955U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2829not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i3
Power efficiency3.47no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M 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)
SocketFCBGA1168no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 3000
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2955U and Core i3-2397M.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

Celeron 2955U has a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

i3-2397M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

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