Ryzen 5 8640U vs Celeron 2961Y

Place in the ranking	2952	565
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.39	44.61
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Die size	118 mm²	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U 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
Socket	FCBGA1168	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	-	+
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
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	20
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no 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.

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 2961Y 0.43

Ryzen 5 8640U 13.20
+2970%

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 2961Y 684

Ryzen 5 8640U 20971
+2966%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.43	13.20
Integrated graphics card	0.77	14.90
Recency	1 December 2013	6 December 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	28 Watt

Celeron 2961Y has 154.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8640U, on the other hand, has a 2969.8% higher aggregate performance score, 1835.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2961Y in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2961Y and Ryzen 5 8640U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.