Intel Core i7-2600S vs Intel Celeron 2961Y

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Intel Core i7-2600S CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 2961Y
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Celeron 2961Y

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2600S or Intel Celeron 2961Y - 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 Core i7-2600S has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2600S was released in Q1/2011.

The Intel Celeron 2961Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2961Y was released in Q4/2013.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
2 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2600S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz). The Intel Celeron 2961Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz.
Intel Core i7-2600S Characteristic Intel Celeron 2961Y
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.80 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 Core i7-2600S Characteristic Intel Celeron 2961Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7.5
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 10
48 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 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 2000 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
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2600S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2961Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-2600S Characteristic Intel Celeron 2961Y
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-2600S has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Celeron 2961Y is 11.5 W.
Intel Core i7-2600S Characteristic Intel Celeron 2961Y
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2600S has a 9.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 2961Y cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-2600S Characteristic Intel Celeron 2961Y
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1155 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
Q1/2011 Release date Q4/2013
270 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600S (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y (33%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600S (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y (18%)

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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
252 (33%)

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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2418 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
484 (20%)

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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.35 GHz
130 (95%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
136 (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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4582 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
728 (16%)

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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
703 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2139 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1395 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
39 (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 Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
83 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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