Celeron N3050 vs 3855U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2488	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	15 August 2015 (8 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$107
Current price	$315 (2.9x MSRP)	$247 (2.3x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.16 GHz
Bus support	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 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	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	+	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	no data
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1600, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory	32 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	+
OpenGL	4.4	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N3050.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2015	1 April 2015
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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