Intel Celeron 3955U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron 3955U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2015 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Celeron series.
Name: Intel Celeron 3955U
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3955U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3955U 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 3955U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 3955U uses the Intel HD Graphics 510, 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 510
GPU frequency: 0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.9 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12.0
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): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode
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 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600, LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 34.1 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: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3955U 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:
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: Q4/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3810
3810
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3786
3786
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
3778
3778
Intel Celeron G1820T
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
3775
3775
Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
3767
3767

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz
2118
2118
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2107
2107
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
2104
2104
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2103
2103
Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
2094
2094

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1496
1496
Intel Core i3-2100T
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1492
1492
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1488
1488
Intel Core i3-530
2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz
1478
1478
AMD E2-3200
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1471
1471

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1019
1019
Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1019
1019
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1018
1018
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1015
1015
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400
4C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
1015
1015

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

MediaTek MT8176
NoneC NoneT @ --
782
782
Intel Pentium 3825U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
781
781
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
780
780
Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
775
775
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
NoneC NoneT @ --
770
770

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G1610
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
515
515
Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
515
515
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
514
514
Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
513
513
Intel Core2 Duo E8700
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
512
512

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5450
NoneC NoneT @ --
448
448
Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
445
445
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
445
445
Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
445
445
Intel Core i5-3337U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
442
442

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
159
159
Intel Celeron G1620T
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
159
159
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
159
159
Intel Celeron G1620T
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
159
159
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
159
159

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
85
85
Intel Celeron J4025
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
85
85
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
85
85
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
85
85
Intel Celeron J4025
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
85
85

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

Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
15.1
15.1

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

AMD A6-3400M
4C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
1.8
1.8
AMD Phenom II X2 545
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.8
1.8
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1.8
1.8

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

Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.0
1.0