i7-2629M vs Celeron B800

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2989	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	1.14	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$311

Detailed specifications

Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	15	21
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	131 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	G2 (988B)	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8.01 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B800 and Core i7-2629M.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.34	0.66
Recency	19 June 2011	3 January 2011
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

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