Intel Celeron 3205U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron 3205U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2015 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron 3205U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron 3205U
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3205U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3205U is 1.5 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 3205U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 3205U uses the Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1), which has 96 texture shaders and 12 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 (Broadwell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.1 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.8 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2015

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: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 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, LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 16.0 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 15 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): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3205U is manufactured using a 14 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: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1168
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Kaby Lake 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: Q1/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3740D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
2589
2589
AMD A4-3300
2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz
2560
2560
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
2553
2553
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
2537
2537
AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2533
2533

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1495
1495
AMD Phenom II X4 830
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1495
1495
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
1494
1494
Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1490
1490
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
1480
1480

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core2 Extreme X6800
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
942
942
Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
940
940
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
935
935
Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
930
930
MediaTek MT8165
NoneC NoneT @ --
929
929

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
623
623
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
621
621
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
621
621
AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
621
621
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
617
617

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
482
482
Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
480
480
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
480
480
Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
480
480
MediaTek Helio A20
NoneC NoneT @ --
476
476

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
355
355
AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
354
354
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
348
348
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
347
347
Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
346
346

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
NoneC NoneT @ --
322
322
MediaTek Helio X25
NoneC NoneT @ --
320
320
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
320
320
MediaTek Helio X25
NoneC NoneT @ --
320
320
Samsung Exynos 9609
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
319
319

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
290
290
Samsung Exynos 7904
NoneC NoneT @ --
289
289
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
287
287
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
286
286
Intel Celeron 2955U
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
284
284

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
154
154
Intel Pentium 3805U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
154
154
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
154
154
AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
154
154
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
154
154

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
120
120
AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
119
119
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
117
117
Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
116
116
AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
116
116

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD A10-7800
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
61
61
Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
61
61
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
61
61
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
61
61

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

Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
14.9
14.9
Intel Celeron 3765U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
14.9
14.9
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
14.9
14.9
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
14.9
14.9
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
14.9
14.9

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

AMD A4-4020
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Atom x5-Z8300
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Atom x5-Z8300
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
1.4
1.4

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

AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
0.7
0.7
Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-5500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
0.7
0.7
AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
0.7
0.7