Intel Celeron 2961Y Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Celeron 2961Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the Intel Celeron series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1168 socket and was released in Q4/2013. The Intel Celeron 2961Y scores 252 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 484 points.
Intel Celeron 2961Y

CPU lineage

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Name: Intel Celeron 2961Y
Family: Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group: Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
Architecture: Haswell U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2961Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2961Y is 1.10 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2961Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 2961Y uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.85 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

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.

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 processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
25.6 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 11.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 11.5 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 6 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2961Y is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

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
The benchmark results for the Intel Celeron 2961Y have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 Pentium T2390 Intel Pentium T2390
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
255
Intel Pentium E2160 Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
254
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
254
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
252
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
252
Intel Core2 Duo E4300 Intel Core2 Duo E4300
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
251
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
251

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 A4-4000 AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
499
AMD A4-3330MX AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
496
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
492
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
484
Intel Core2 Duo E6320 Intel Core2 Duo E6320
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
483
Intel Pentium T3200 Intel Pentium T3200
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
482
Intel Celeron N3060 Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
478

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 Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136
Apple A8 Apple A8
Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz
136
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
136
Intel Pentium 3560Y Intel Pentium 3560Y
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
136
Intel Pentium 3561Y Intel Pentium 3561Y
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
136
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz
134

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 Atom Z3770 Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
739
Intel Pentium T4300 Intel Pentium T4300
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
735
AMD E1-1500 AMD E1-1500
2C 2T @ 1.48 GHz
730
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
728
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
722
Intel Celeron E1600 Intel Celeron E1600
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
715
Intel Pentium E2200 Intel Pentium E2200
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
715

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 Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
40
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
39
Intel Celeron J1750 Intel Celeron J1750
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
39
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
39
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
39

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 J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
93
Intel Atom x5-E8000 Intel Atom x5-E8000
4C 4T @ 1.04 GHz
89
Intel Celeron N3350 Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
89
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
83
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
81
Intel Celeron J1800 Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
78
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
77

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