FX-8170 vs Celeron 2955U

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2955U and FX-8170 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 segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.47no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2955U and FX-8170 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size118 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2955U and FX-8170 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
SocketFCBGA1168AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2955U and FX-8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 FX-8170 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 FX-8170 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2955U and FX-8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2955U and FX-8170 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2955U and FX-8170.

PCIe version2.02.0
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


Recency 1 September 2013 23 October 2012
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron 2955U has an age advantage of 10 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

FX-8170, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 2955U and FX-8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 2955U is a notebook processor while FX-8170 is a desktop one.


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