Intel Celeron N3150 vs Intel Celeron 2970M

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Intel Celeron N3150 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 2970M
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron 2970M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N3150 and the Intel Celeron 2970M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N3150 4 core processor released in Q2/2015 with the Intel Celeron 2970M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
8 Generation 4
Braswell Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N3150 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.08 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 2970M clocks with 2.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.08 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.08 GHz 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 N3150 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
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Internal Graphics

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 400 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 10
96 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 400 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N3150, while the Intel Celeron 2970M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3L-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
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 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 16
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N3150 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 2970M is 37 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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4 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3150 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 2970M is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
14 nm Technology 22 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 1170 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
218 (43%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
502 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
765 (79%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
974 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (76%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
1205 (81%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1496 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
35 (39%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
89 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
126 (73%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
173 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
169 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
525 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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