Intel Celeron 2957U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 2957U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
Intel Celeron 2957U Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 2957U and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron 2957U 2 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2)
4 Generation 2
Haswell U Architecture Kryo 495
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2957U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 clocks with 3.15 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron 2957U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz A-Core 3.15 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Gold
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 495 Silver

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 2957U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 (Haswell GT1) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 690
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.59 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 6
22 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 0
10 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 12.0

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 Qualcomm Adreno 690
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
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron 2957U, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 68.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron 2957U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
10 PCIe lanes --
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron 2957U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 is 7 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron 2957U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2957U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Celeron 2957U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
22 nm Technology 7 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, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q4/2013 Release date Q4/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2957U (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2957U (22%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 (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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
317 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
760 (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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632 (22%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
2855 (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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
284 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
515 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
114 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
205 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
0 (0%)

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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.59 GHz
0 (0%)

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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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.
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
288 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
54 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
106 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 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 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
8C 8T @ 3.15 GHz
7 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 2957U Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
Unknown Lenovo Flex 5G
Lenovo Yoga C 5G
Samsung Galaxy Book S

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