Celeron 2961Y vs i7-6700TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6700TE
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.85
+795%
Celeron 2961Y
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 11 Watt
0.43

Core i7-6700TE outperforms Celeron 2961Y by a whopping 795% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14632969
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.62no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Celeron
Power efficiency10.403.39
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size122 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y 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
Socket1151FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP+-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 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 card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
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.

i7-6700TE 3.85
+795%
Celeron 2961Y 0.43

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.

i7-6700TE 6109
+793%
Celeron 2961Y 684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.85 0.43
Integrated graphics card 2.60 0.77
Recency 19 October 2015 1 December 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 11 Watt

i7-6700TE has a 795.3% higher aggregate performance score, 237.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 2961Y, on the other hand, has 218.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-6700TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2961Y in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-6700TE is a desktop processor while Celeron 2961Y is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-6700TE and Celeron 2961Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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