Intel Core i3-3110M vs Intel Celeron 2980U

Intel Core i3-3110M
Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
2400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jun 2012
Intel Core i3-3110M
Intel Celeron 2980U
Intel Socket G3MOBILE
1600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2013
Intel Celeron 2980U

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    126%
  • Intel Celeron 2980U
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    144%
  • Intel Celeron 2980U
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    108%
  • Intel Celeron 2980U
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3110M

Much higher single threaded performance (around 44% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
8% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 26% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Celeron 2980U

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Intel Core i3-3110M

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-3110M

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Celeron 2980U
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
SSE4.1
64-bit
Smart Cache

Architecture

Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Celeron 2980U
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketMobilevsMobile
Memory SupportunknownvsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateJun 2012vsSep 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Celeron 2980U
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD

Cache

Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Celeron 2980U
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs2048 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Celeron 2980U
SocketIntel Socket G2 (988B)vsIntel Socket G3
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-PGA12FvsFC-BGA1168
Die Size118mm²vs118mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-3110MIntel Celeron 2980U
Cpu Frequency2400 MHzvs1600 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs15 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    2472 points
  • Intel Celeron 2980U
    1792 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    5932 points
  • Intel Celeron 2980U
    3584 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    81.5
  • Intel Celeron 2980U (simulated)
    56.22

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    209
  • Intel Celeron 2980U (simulated)
    192.92

points - higher is better