Processor N97 vs Celeron 3205U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2810	1543
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.79	27.54
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3205U and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3205U and Processor N97 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3205U and Processor N97.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	9

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.60	3.49
Integrated graphics card	0.77	2.32
Recency	1 March 2015	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	12 Watt

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