Intel Celeron 2980U vs Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y

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Intel Celeron 2980U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 2980U or Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y - 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 Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y was released in Q1/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Celeron 2000 (7) CPU group Intel Pentium 4400 (5)
4 Generation 7
Haswell U Architecture Kaby Lake U
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 Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y is at 1.70 GHz.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.70 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 2980U Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2980U or Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 Intel HD Graphics 615
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14nm
3 Max. displays 3
10 Compute units 24
80 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 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 Intel HD Graphics 615
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
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 Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 10
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 2980U is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2980U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 2980U Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1168 Socket BGA 1515
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2019
-- Release price 161 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2980U (87%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 2980U (71%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y (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 (87%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
407 (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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
694 (78%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
893 (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 (49%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (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 (64%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1590 (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 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.70 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 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
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