Intel Celeron 3215U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron 3215U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2015 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron 3215U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron 3215U
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3215U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 1.7 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 3215U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 3215U 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 3215U 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: Q2/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
2932
2932
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
2893
2893
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
2893
2893
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
2893
2893
Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
2874
2874

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1693
1693
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1693
1693
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1693
1693
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1693
1693
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1693
1693

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1154
1154
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1145
1145
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1145
1145
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1145
1145
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
1139
1139

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo E7500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
817
817
HiSilicon Kirin 658
8C 8T @ 2.35 GHz
815
815
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
810
810
AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
805
805
Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
803
803

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
603
603
Intel Core i3-3217UE
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
602
602
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
601
601
Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
588
588
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
584
584

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
394
394
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
394
394
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
394
394
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
394
394
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
394
394

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
335
335
Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
335
335
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
335
335
Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
335
335
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
335
335

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron 3205U
2C 2T @ 1.5 GHz
154
154
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
154
154
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
154
154
AMD A6-5200
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
154
154
AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
154
154

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
134
134
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
133
133
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
133
133
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
133
133
Intel Atom Z3795
4C 4T @ 1.59 GHz
132
132

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
69
69
Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
69
69
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
69
69
AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
69
69
AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
69
69

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 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 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

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

Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD A8-5545M
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.6
1.6

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

AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
0.8
0.8
Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
0.8
0.8
Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
0.8
0.8