Core i3-N300 vs Celeron 857

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Alder Lake-N
Release date	1 July 2011 (12 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$458 (3.4x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 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	FCBGA1023	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
GPIO	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 857 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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	1 July 2011	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	7 Watt

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