Intel Celeron 2970M vs AMD A6-5350M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 2970M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-5350M
Intel Celeron 2970M AMD A6-5350M

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 2970M or AMD A6-5350M - 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 2970M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2970M was released in Q2/2014.

The AMD A6-5350M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5350M was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7) CPU group AMD A6-5000M (2)
4 Generation 3
Haswell U Architecture Richland (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2970M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2970M is 2.20 GHz while the AMD A6-5350M has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5350M is at 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Celeron 2970M Characteristic AMD A6-5350M
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

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 2970M Characteristic AMD A6-5350M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron 2970M or AMD A6-5350M 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 AMD Radeon HD 8450G
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.72 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
10 Compute units 3
80 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
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 AMD Radeon HD 8450G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 2970M can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A6-5350M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Celeron 2970M Characteristic AMD A6-5350M
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 2970M is 37 W, while the AMD A6-5350M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 2970M Characteristic AMD A6-5350M
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2970M is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A6-5350M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 2970M Characteristic AMD A6-5350M
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1168 Socket FS1r2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2970M (0%)
AMD A6-5350M (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2970M (75%)
AMD A6-5350M (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 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (64%)
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276 (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 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1496 (75%)
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1987 (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 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
502 (100%)
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
974 (100%)
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
2C 2T @ 3.50 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 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
89 (100%)
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
2C 2T @ 3.50 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 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
173 (100%)
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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