Celeron N2815 vs i7-7700HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-7700HQ
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.35
+1303%
Celeron N2815
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.31

Core i7-7700HQ outperforms Celeron N2815 by a whopping 1303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13633107
Place by popularity77not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Celeron
Power efficiency9.153.91
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-H (2017)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378$107

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 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 speed2.8 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)1 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3L-1066
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz756 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7700HQ and Celeron N2815.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

i7-7700HQ 4.35
+1303%
Celeron N2815 0.31

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.

i7-7700HQ 6907
+1304%
Celeron N2815 492

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-7700HQ 1163
+670%
Celeron N2815 151

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-7700HQ 3605
+1336%
Celeron N2815 251

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.

i7-7700HQ 5910
+453%
Celeron N2815 1068

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.

i7-7700HQ 22152
+987%
Celeron N2815 2038

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.

i7-7700HQ 7.5
+671%
Celeron N2815 57.8

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.

i7-7700HQ 8
+1078%
Celeron N2815 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-7700HQ 734
+1223%
Celeron N2815 56

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.

i7-7700HQ 159
+389%
Celeron N2815 33

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.

i7-7700HQ 1.81
+403%
Celeron N2815 0.36

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.

i7-7700HQ 4.1
+4000%
Celeron N2815 0.1

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.

i7-7700HQ 4542
+665%
Celeron N2815 594

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.  

i7-7700HQ 46
+915%
Celeron N2815 5

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.  

i7-7700HQ 168
+599%
Celeron N2815 24

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i7-7700HQ 13937
+938%
Celeron N2815 1343

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i7-7700HQ 3675
+371%
Celeron N2815 781

Geekbench 2

i7-7700HQ 11263
+488%
Celeron N2815 1917

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.35 0.31
Integrated graphics card 3.11 0.77
Recency 3 January 2017 1 December 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 7 Watt

i7-7700HQ has a 1303.2% higher aggregate performance score, 303.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N2815, on the other hand, has 542.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-7700HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2815 in performance tests.


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