Celeron 2980U vs 3865U

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3865U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.83
+23.9%
Celeron 2980U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.67

Celeron 3865U outperforms Celeron 2980U by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25782734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.214.21
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-U (2017)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size98.7 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U. 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
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron 2980U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 3865U 0.83
+23.9%
Celeron 2980U 0.67

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 3865U 1321
+25.1%
Celeron 2980U 1056

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.67
Recency 3 January 2017 1 September 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

Celeron 3865U has a 23.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron 3865U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2980U in performance tests.


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