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Intel Core i7-4500U vs Intel Celeron 2961Y. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Core i7-4500U
Intel Core i7-4500U
Released
Q4/2013
Overall score
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Intel Celeron 2961Y
Intel Celeron 2961Y

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-4500U or Intel Celeron 2961Y? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-4500U has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Celeron 2961Y has a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 11.5 W. Released in Q4/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1190 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 39% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    490 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    480 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    717 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    797 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1017 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1207 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1062 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    491 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    609 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    244 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    638 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    181 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    986 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1546 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.77 times less performance per watt

    11.5 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 2961Y CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1040 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1037 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1469 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    820 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    872 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    797 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    817 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    335 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1316 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000U 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
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.60 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes 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 4400 left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    0.20 GHz left arrow 0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow 10
  • Shader
    160 left arrow 80
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 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
    No 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 2961Y and Intel Core i7-4500U. 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
    12 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-4500U and Intel Celeron 2961Y to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 11.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-4500U and Intel Core i7-4500U, 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, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell U left arrow Haswell U
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q4/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-4500U and Intel Celeron 2961Y.

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
120
Intel Core i7-4500U
39
Intel Celeron 2961Y
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
261
Intel Core i7-4500U
83
Intel Celeron 2961Y
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
352
Intel Core i7-4500U
136
Intel Celeron 2961Y
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
2827
Intel Core i7-4500U
1053
Intel Celeron 2961Y
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
5155
Intel Core i7-4500U
1782
Intel Celeron 2961Y
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
1.21
Intel Core i7-4500U
0.43
Intel Celeron 2961Y
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
2.67
Intel Core i7-4500U
0.92
Intel Celeron 2961Y
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
21.2
Intel Core i7-4500U
11.3
Intel Celeron 2961Y
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
3796
Intel Core i7-4500U
1242
Intel Celeron 2961Y

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