Intel Celeron 2961Y vs MediaTek MT8735

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Intel Celeron 2961Y CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8735
Intel Celeron 2961Y MediaTek MT8735

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 2961Y or MediaTek MT8735 - 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 2961Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2961Y was released in Q4/2013.

The MediaTek MT8735 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8735 was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7) CPU group MediaTek MT87xx A53 (3)
4 Generation 1
Haswell U Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2961Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2961Y is 1.10 GHz while the MediaTek MT8735 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT8735 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Celeron 2961Y Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 2961Y Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2961Y or MediaTek MT8735 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-T720 MP2
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation Midgard 3
22 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 2
10 Compute units 2
80 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 11

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-T720 MP2
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 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 2961Y can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The MediaTek MT8735 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Celeron 2961Y Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 2961Y is 11.5 W, while the MediaTek MT8735 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 2961Y Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
11.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
6 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2961Y is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek MT8735 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 2961Y Characteristic MediaTek MT8735
22 nm Technology 28 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
Q4/2013 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2961Y (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 (42%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2961Y (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 (73%)

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 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
252 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
106 (42%)

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 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
484 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
374 (77%)

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 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
728 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
496 (68%)

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 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
136 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.01 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 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
39 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
83 (100%)
MediaTek MT8735 MediaTek MT8735
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 2961Y MediaTek MT8735
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