Intel Celeron 2955U vs MediaTek MT8183

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 2955U CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8183
Intel Celeron 2955U MediaTek MT8183

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 2955U or MediaTek MT8183 - 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 Intel Celeron 2955U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2955U was released in Q3/2013.

The MediaTek MT8183 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8183 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7) CPU group MediaTek MT818x 12nm (1)
4 Generation 2
Haswell U Architecture Cortex-A73/-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2955U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2955U is 1.40 GHz while the MediaTek MT8183 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8183 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Celeron 2955U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron 2955U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
-- AI hardware Mediatek APU
-- AI specifications Dual core APU @ 0.5 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron 2955U or MediaTek MT8183 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP3
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation Bifrost 2
22 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 1
10 Compute units 3
80 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12

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 (Haswell GT1) GPU ARM Mali-G72 MP3
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 2955U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8183 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 19.1 GB/s.

Intel Celeron 2955U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 19.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
10 PCIe lanes --
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 2955U is 15 W, while the MediaTek MT8183 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 2955U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2955U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8183 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 2955U Characteristic MediaTek MT8183
22 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1168 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2955U (95%)
MediaTek MT8183 (97%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2955U (50%)
MediaTek MT8183 (100%)

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 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
317 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (93%)

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 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632 (55%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1145 (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.
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
284 (89%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
320 (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.
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
515 (44%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1176 (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.
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.80 GHz
89 (55%)

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 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
56 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
106 (100%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0.5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 2955U MediaTek MT8183
Unknown Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)
Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021)

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