MediaTek MT6737 vs Intel Celeron 2970M

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MediaTek MT6737 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 2970M
MediaTek MT6737 Intel Celeron 2970M

CPU comparison

MediaTek MT6737 or Intel Celeron 2970M - 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 MediaTek MT6737 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.25 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6737 was released in Q2/2016.

The Intel Celeron 2970M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2970M was released in Q2/2014.
Mediatek MT-Serie (72) Family Intel Celeron (165)
MediaTek MT67xx (17) CPU group Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
1 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek MT6737 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the MediaTek MT6737 is 1.25 GHz while the Intel Celeron 2970M has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2970M is at 2.20 GHz.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.25 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The MediaTek MT6737 or Intel Celeron 2970M 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.

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
Midgard 3 GPU Generation 7.5
28nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 10
32 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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.

ARM Mali-T720 MP2 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 / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek MT6737 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 5.3 GB/s. The Intel Celeron 2970M supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
LPDDR3-667 Memory DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
5.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the MediaTek MT6737 is --, while the Intel Celeron 2970M has a TDP of 37 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 37 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The MediaTek MT6737 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 2970M is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

MediaTek MT6737 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2970M
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6737 (20%)
Intel Celeron 2970M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek MT6737 (33%)
Intel Celeron 2970M (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.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
102 (20%)
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.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
338 (35%)
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.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.60 GHz
20 (12%)
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.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
452 (30%)
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.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
0 (0%)
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.
MediaTek MT6737 MediaTek MT6737
4C 4T @ 1.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
173 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek MT6737 Intel Celeron 2970M
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