Celeron N3060 vs 3215U

VS

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3215U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.68
+61.9%
Celeron N3060
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.42

Celeron 3215U outperforms Celeron N3060 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27382987
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.296.62
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.48 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard--
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (320 - 700 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency850 MHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron 3215U 0.68
+61.9%
Celeron N3060 0.42

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.

Celeron 3215U 1083
+62.9%
Celeron N3060 665

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.42
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.45
Recency 1 June 2015 15 January 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron 3215U has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 71.1% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N3060, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 3215U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3060 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Celeron 3215U
Celeron 3215U
Intel Celeron N3060
Celeron N3060

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.7 27 votes

Rate Celeron 3215U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.4 799 votes

Rate Celeron N3060 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Celeron 3215U or Celeron N3060, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.