Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Celeron 2950M Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i7-8500Y		Intel Celeron 2950M
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-8500Y and the Intel Celeron 2950M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i7-8500Y 2 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the Intel Celeron 2950M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 8000Y (4)	CPU group	Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
8	Generation	4
Amber Lake Y	Architecture	Haswell U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-8500Y is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 2950M clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.70 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 Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

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 UHD Graphics 615	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	7.5
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	10
192	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 UHD Graphics 615	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-8500Y, while the Intel Celeron 2950M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3L-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
10	PCIe lanes	16
9.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i7-8500Y has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 2950M is 37 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	37 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-8500Y has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 2950M is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Core i7-8500Y	Characteristic	Intel Celeron 2950M
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1515	Socket	BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2019	Release date	Q4/2013
390 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8500Y (100%)

Intel Celeron 2950M (45%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8500Y (100%)

Intel Celeron 2950M (51%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	923 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	446 (48%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1445 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	851 (59%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1202 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	352 (29%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1748 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	636 (36%)

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 i7-8500Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 1.05 GHz	403 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176 (44%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	2526 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1267 (50%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	135 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	79 (59%)

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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	261 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	154 (59%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	306 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-8500Y 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	602 (100%)
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Core i7-8500Y vs Intel Celeron 2950M

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details