i5-430UM vs Celeron 2957U

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2835not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.40no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM 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 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate5 GT/s1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data9
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM 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)
SocketFCBGA1168BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and Core i5-430UM.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1016
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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 2957U 855
+36.4%
i5-430UM 627

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2014 20 June 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 18 Watt

Celeron 2957U has an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

i5-430UM, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

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