Intel Celeron 2957U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Celeron 2957U was released in Q4/2013 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 2 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Celeron 2957U achieved a result of 317 points (single-core) or 632 points (multi-core).
Intel Celeron 2957U

At a glance

Name: Intel Celeron 2957U
Family: Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group: Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
Architecture: Haswell U
Technology: 22 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2957U has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2957U is 1.40 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron 2957U has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Celeron 2957U has the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) installed, which has 10 streaming multiprocessors (80 shaders).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.00 GHz
Compute units: 10
Shader: 80
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2012
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 2957U supports a maximum of 16 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
12.8 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 10
PCIe Bandwidth: 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron 2957U has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Celeron 2957U is made in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q4/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
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Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Celeron N3350 Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
290
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
290
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
287
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
284
Intel Atom x6416RE Intel Atom x6416RE
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
284
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
284
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
284

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
539
Intel Celeron N2940 Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 2.25 GHz
526
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
525
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
515
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
515
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
512
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
505

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.
AMD A6-4400M AMD A6-4400M
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
324
AMD A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
322
Intel Celeron 3205U Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
320
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
317
Intel Celeron 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
317
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
317
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
316

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.
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
634
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
634
Intel Atom Z3740D Intel Atom Z3740D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
633
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
632
Intel Atom Z3745D Intel Atom Z3745D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
631
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
629

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.
AMD A10-7350B AMD A10-7350B
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
132
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
120
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
120
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
114
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
113
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
104
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
103

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 m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
270
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
254
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
249
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
205
Intel Celeron N3350 Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
171
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
165
Intel Celeron N2820 Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz
141

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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.85 GHz
163
Intel Pentium 3825U Intel Pentium 3825U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
163
AMD A4-4355M AMD A4-4355M
AMD Radeon HD 7400G @ 0.42 GHz
163
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160

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 1017U Intel Celeron 1017U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
890
AMD E1-2500 AMD E1-2500
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
888
AMD E1-6010 AMD E1-6010
2C 2T @ 1.35 GHz
885
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
866
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
856
Intel Pentium 3560Y Intel Pentium 3560Y
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
849

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 Core2 Duo T5750 Intel Core2 Duo T5750
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
306
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
299
Intel Pentium T2390 Intel Pentium T2390
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
293
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
288
Intel Celeron 1007U Intel Celeron 1007U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
288
AMD A6-9225 AMD A6-9225
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
265
AMD A6-4400M AMD A6-4400M
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
254

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 i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
58
AMD A10-7700K AMD A10-7700K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
57
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
56
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
54
AMD A10-5745M AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
54
AMD A10-7350B AMD A10-7350B
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
53
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
53

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 N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
113
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
112
Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Intel Atom x5-Z8300
4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz
111
Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Celeron 2957U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
106
AMD A6-1450 AMD A6-1450
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
106
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
106
Intel Celeron 1007U Intel Celeron 1007U
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
101

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