Core i3-10100F vs Celeron 420

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated1070
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.15
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameConroe-L (2007−2008)Comet Lake (2020)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)12 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$23$122
Current price$47 (2x MSRP)$74 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size77 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)60 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPPno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 420 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron 420 235
i3-10100F 8764
+3629%

Core i3-10100F outperforms Celeron 420 by 3629% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Cost $23 $122
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

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