i3-10100F vs Celeron 450
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-10100F outperforms Celeron 450 by a whopping 1932% 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 | 3551 | 1523 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 27 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.34 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.30 | 3.23 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Conroe-L (2007−2008) | Comet Lake (2020−2025) |
| Release date | 31 August 2008 (17 years ago) | 12 October 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $53 | $122 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Celeron 450 and Core i3-10100F: 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 77 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 105 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 450 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 450 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 450 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 450 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 450 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 450 and Core i3-10100F.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 5.08 |
| Recency | 31 August 2008 | 12 October 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron 450 has 86% lower power consumption.
i3-10100F, on the other hand, has a 1932% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 450 in performance tests.
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