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Celeron 2950M

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2 Cores, 2 Threads @2 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 45.9% (908th of 1442)

Based on 360 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306C3 Model: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2950M @ 2.00GHz
Poor: 33%Average: 45.9% Great: 54%
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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Below average average bench

The Intel Celeron 2950M averaged 54.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 75.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 51.6Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Celeron 2950M is 21%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Celeron 2950M performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 102Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 102Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 360 samples)
Rank 90845.9%
Min Avg Max
51.1 Memory 75.1 90
26.8 1-Core 51.6 59.2
48.4 2-Core 96.9 116
47.7% 74.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
59.4 4-Core 101 116
66.8 8-Core 102 116
13.5% 101 Pts
Min Avg Max
64.9 64-Core 102 117
6.3% 102 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
42.6% Average
Memory 71.2
1-Core 51
2-Core 77.1
44% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 83.7
8-Core 89.9
12% 86.8 Pts
64-Core 80.4
5% 80.4 Pts
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
37.9% Below average
Memory 64.7
1-Core 48.7
2-Core 66.7
40% 60 Pts
4-Core 66.3
8-Core 71.4
9% 68.9 Pts
64-Core 69.2
4% 69.2 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
34.7% Below average
Memory 57.4
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 61
35% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 71.2
8-Core 74.3
10% 72.8 Pts
64-Core 69.5
4% 69.5 Pts
Onboard, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
32.8% Below average
Memory 58.8
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 62.7
37% 55.7 Pts
4-Core 39.7
8-Core 69.2
7% 54.4 Pts
64-Core 66.4
4% 66.4 Pts
Reduced-pitch PGA, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
26.6% Poor
Memory 42.4
1-Core 35.3
2-Core 44.2
27% 40.6 Pts
4-Core 65.6
8-Core 61.7
9% 63.7 Pts
64-Core 65.2
4% 65.2 Pts
Onboard, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
26.4% Poor
Memory 41
1-Core 45.7
2-Core 62.6
31% 49.8 Pts
4-Core 69.9
8-Core 70.7
9% 70.3 Pts
64-Core 64
4% 64 Pts
Reduced-pitch PGA, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
21.1% Poor
Memory 29.1
1-Core 45
2-Core 94.4
31% 56.2 Pts
4-Core 74.5
8-Core 88.5
11% 81.5 Pts
64-Core 87.2
5% 87.2 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,711,986 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 46%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Lenovo 20ASS29900

CPU
Celeron 2950MIntelBench 46%, 360 samples14x
GPU
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples14x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples8x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples2x
330 Series 120GBIntel  $188Bench 68%, 11,188 samples2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples4x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples2x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Celeron® Processor 2950M (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ4'13
Processor Number2950M
# of Cores2
# of Threads2
Cache2 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$75.00
Clock Speed2 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI2
Max TDP37 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency400 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Wireless DisplayYes
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.1 GHz
Quick Sync VideoNo
Intel InsiderNo

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3L 1333/1600
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)No
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechNo
Identity Protection TechNo

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCPGA946

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo
Anti-Theft TechNo

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