Ultra 7 164U vs Celeron 3965Y

Place in the ranking	2647	798
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency	11.92	100.00
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Meteor Lake-U (2023)
Release date	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$448

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	14
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	110 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 615	Intel® Graphics
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.8 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.2
OpenGL	4.4	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8
PCI support	no data	4.0 and 3.0

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 3965Y 0.77

Ultra 7 164U 9.69
+1158%

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 3965Y 1194

Ultra 7 164U 15106
+1165%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.77	9.69
Recency	21 April 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	14
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	9 Watt

Celeron 3965Y has 50% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 164U, on the other hand, has a 1158.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 500% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

The Core Ultra 7 164U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965Y in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3965Y and Core Ultra 7 164U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.