Intel Celeron 2950M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron 2950M features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2013 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron 2950M, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron 2950M
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron 2000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 2950M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 2950M is 2.0 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 2950M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 2950M 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: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 10
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

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 supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 37 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 37 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 2950M is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell U
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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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
3281
3281
AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3273
3273
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
3264
3264
Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3256
3256
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
3246
3246

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1932
1932
Intel Core i5-2467M
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1932
1932
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1929
1929
AMD FX-4150
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1927
1927
Intel Pentium 3560M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1926
1926

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1270
1270
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1269
1269
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1267
1267
Intel Celeron 3765U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1265
1265

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
854
854
Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
853
853
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
851
851
AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
849
849
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
848
848

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 3765U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
642
642
Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
636
636
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
636
636
Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
636
636
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
632
632

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
448
448
Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
447
447
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
446
446
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
445
445
Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
444
444

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

MediaTek Helio X30
NoneC NoneT @ --
359
359
Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
352
352
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
352
352
Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
352
352
Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
350
350

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
155
155
Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
154
154
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
154
154
Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
154
154
AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
153
153

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
79
79
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
79
79
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
79
79
AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
79
79
Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
79
79

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
14.3
14.3
AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
14.2
14.2
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
14.2
14.2
AMD A4-4300M
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
14.2
14.2
AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
14
14

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
0.9
0.9
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
0.9
0.9
Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
0.9
0.9
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
0.9
0.9
Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
0.9
0.9