Processor N50 vs Celeron B730

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B730 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
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 2012 (11 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data
Current price	$14.38 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B730 and Processor N50 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	22 x 3.4  GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
Base clock speed	no data	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B730 and Processor N50 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	G2 (988B)	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B730 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron B730 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B730 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B730 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR54800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B730 and Processor N50.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2012	3 January 2023
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	22 x 3.4 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

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