Celeron J3355 vs Atom C3858
Aggregate performance score
Atom C3858 outperforms Celeron J3355 by a whopping 321% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1869 | 2943 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.37 | 0.06 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 12.27 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont (2016−2017) | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) |
| Release date | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) | 30 August 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $332 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Atom C3858 has 517% better value for money than Celeron J3355.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 672 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 83 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1310 | FCBGA1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4: 2400 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 500 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3858 and Celeron J3355.
| PCIe version | 3 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
| USB revision | 3 | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 16 | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | 4x10/2.5/1 GBE | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.86 | 0.68 |
| Recency | 15 August 2017 | 30 August 2016 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Atom C3858 has a 320.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Celeron J3355, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom C3858 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron J3355 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom C3858 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J3355 is a desktop one.
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