Intel Celeron 2980U vs AMD A10-4657M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 2980U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A10-4657M
Intel Celeron 2980U AMD A10-4657M

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 2980U or AMD A10-4657M - 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 2980U 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 2980U was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD A10-4657M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4657M was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7) CPU group AMD A10-4000M (3)
4 Generation 2
Haswell U Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2980U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2980U is 1.40 GHz while the AMD A10-4657M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-4657M is at 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic AMD A10-4657M
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

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 2980U Characteristic AMD A10-4657M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2980U or AMD A10-4657M 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 7660G
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.69 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 4
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
10 Compute units 6
80 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11.2

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 7660G
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 No
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 2980U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD A10-4657M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic AMD A10-4657M
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
16 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 4.00 MB
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 2980U is 15 W, while the AMD A10-4657M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic AMD A10-4657M
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2980U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A10-4657M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic AMD A10-4657M
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 --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2980U (97%)
AMD A10-4657M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2980U (48%)
AMD A10-4657M (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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (30%)
AMD A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G @ 0.69 GHz
527 (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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
1024 (30%)
AMD A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3449 (100%)

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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
63 (97%)
AMD A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
65 (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.
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (65%)
AMD A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
191 (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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
354 (100%)
AMD A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
694 (100%)
AMD A10-4657M AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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