Intel Celeron N2920 vs Intel Celeron 2961Y Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Celeron N2920		Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N2920 and the Intel Celeron 2961Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Celeron N2920 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Intel Celeron 2961Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
6	Generation	4
Bay Trail	Architecture	Haswell U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron N2920 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.86 GHz (2.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 2961Y clocks with 1.10 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Celeron N2920	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2961Y
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.86 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
2.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Celeron N2920	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2961Y
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.31 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
0.84 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
7	GPU Generation	7.5
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
2	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	10
32	Shader	80
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11.2	DirectX Version	11.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N2920, while the Intel Celeron 2961Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Celeron N2920	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2961Y
DDR3-1066	Memory	LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
8 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
4	PCIe lanes	12
2.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Celeron N2920 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 2961Y is 11.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Celeron N2920	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2961Y
7.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	11.5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
4.5 W	TDP down	6 W
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron N2920 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 2961Y is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Celeron N2920	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2961Y
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1170	Socket	BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013	Release date	Q4/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N2920 (79%)

Intel Celeron 2961Y (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N2920 (100%)

Intel Celeron 2961Y (74%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	188 (75%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	252 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	650 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	484 (74%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Celeron N2920 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.84 GHz	54 (40%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	136 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	930 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	728 (78%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	32 (82%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	39 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	121 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	83 (69%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	165 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	491 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	68 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron N2920 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	249 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Celeron N2920 vs Intel Celeron 2961Y

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