Celeron N3000 vs 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2854	3015
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	3.40	9.22
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 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	1.4 GHz	1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.08 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	+	-
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	+
RST	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and Celeron N3000.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	4
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	5
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

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	0.54	0.39
Recency	1 January 2014	1 April 2015
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	4 Watt

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