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Intel Celeron N3000 vs Intel Celeron 2955U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Celeron N3000
Intel Celeron N3000
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Celeron 2955U
Intel Celeron 2955U

What's the best choice Intel Celeron N3000 or Intel Celeron 2955U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Celeron N3000 has a maximum frequency of 1.04 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 4 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Intel Celeron 2955U has a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1664 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    4 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N3000 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1054 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1051 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1461 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1554 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1490 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    856 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    883 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    793 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    797 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    316 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1355 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1545 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    1.40 GHz left arrow 1.04 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 2955U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    997 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1028 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1349 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1473 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1432 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    770 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    842 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    787 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    759 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    314 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1280 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    299 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron N3000 Intel Celeron N3000
Intel Celeron 2955U Intel Celeron 2955U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 left arrow Intel Celeron 2000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.04 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.08 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.08 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 400 left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    0.32 GHz left arrow 0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.60 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 10
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 80
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q4/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron 2955U and Intel Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 10
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron N3000 and Intel Celeron 2955U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    4 W left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron N3000 and Intel Celeron N3000, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Braswell left arrow Haswell U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1170 left arrow BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron N3000 and Intel Celeron 2955U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
35
Intel Celeron N3000
56
Intel Celeron 2955U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
64
Intel Celeron N3000
106
Intel Celeron 2955U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
146
Intel Celeron N3000
307
Intel Celeron 2955U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
197
Intel Celeron N3000
579
Intel Celeron 2955U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
126
Intel Celeron N3000
160
Intel Celeron 2955U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
874
Intel Celeron N3000
1350
Intel Celeron 2955U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1508
Intel Celeron N3000
2285
Intel Celeron 2955U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.41
Intel Celeron N3000
0.62
Intel Celeron 2955U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
0.79
Intel Celeron N3000
1.21
Intel Celeron 2955U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
12.4
Intel Celeron N3000
13.1
Intel Celeron 2955U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
930
Intel Celeron N3000
1592
Intel Celeron 2955U

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