AMD C-60 vs Intel Celeron 2955U

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AMD C-60 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 2955U
AMD C-60 Intel Celeron 2955U

CPU comparison

AMD C-60 or Intel Celeron 2955U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD C-60 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.33 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD C-60 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Celeron 2955U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2955U was released in Q3/2013.
AMD C (6) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD C (6) CPU group Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
1 Generation 4
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD C-60 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD C-60 is 1.00 GHz (1.33 GHz) while the Intel Celeron 2955U has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2955U is at 1.40 GHz.

AMD C-60 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2955U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
1.33 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
1.33 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.

AMD C-60 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2955U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD C-60 or Intel Celeron 2955U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 6290 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.28 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7.5
40 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
1 Compute units 10
80 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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.

AMD Radeon HD 6290 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD C-60 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Celeron 2955U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

AMD C-60 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2955U
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD C-60 is 9 W, while the Intel Celeron 2955U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD C-60 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2955U
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD C-60 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 2955U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD C-60 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2955U
40 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 413 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
108 (34%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
317 (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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
199 (31%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632 (100%)

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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
AMD Radeon HD 6290 @ 0.40 GHz
64 (40%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
556 (64%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866 (100%)

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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
284 (100%)

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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
515 (100%)

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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
57 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
79 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
56 (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.
AMD C-60 AMD C-60
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
106 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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