Ryzen 7 7745HX vs Celeron 2970M

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2970M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.96
Ryzen 7 7745HX
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 55 Watt
21.02
+2090%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms Celeron 2970M by a whopping 2090% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2502266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.4135.50
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Dragon Range (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size130 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors960 Million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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
SocketFCPGA946FL1
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size32 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® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 610M
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 7 7745HX.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1628

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 2970M 0.96
Ryzen 7 7745HX 21.02
+2090%

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 2970M 1501
Ryzen 7 7745HX 32759
+2082%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron 2970M 3222
Ryzen 7 7745HX 8006
+148%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron 2970M 6248
Ryzen 7 7745HX 54762
+776%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron 2970M 2489
Ryzen 7 7745HX 16933
+580%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron 2970M 33.5
Ryzen 7 7745HX 2.28
+1369%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron 2970M 2
Ryzen 7 7745HX 35
+1765%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron 2970M 164
Ryzen 7 7745HX 2986
+1721%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron 2970M 85
Ryzen 7 7745HX 295
+246%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron 2970M 0.96
Ryzen 7 7745HX 3.5
+265%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron 2970M 0.2
Ryzen 7 7745HX 16.4
+8100%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron 2970M 12
Ryzen 7 7745HX 173
+1381%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron 2970M 63
Ryzen 7 7745HX 359
+474%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron 2970M 1410
Ryzen 7 7745HX 14476
+927%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 21.02
Recency 14 April 2014 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 55 Watt

Celeron 2970M has 48.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7745HX, on the other hand, has a 2089.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 7745HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2970M in performance tests.


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