i3-9100HL vs Celeron B820

Place in the ranking	2875	1951
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	1.35	7.31
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL 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	FCPGA988,PGA988	Intel BGA 1440
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL. 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	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron B820 0.50

i3-9100HL 1.93
+286%

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.

Celeron B820 802

i3-9100HL 3065
+282%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.50	1.93
Integrated graphics card	0.77	3.09
Recency	1 July 2012	1 April 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

i3-9100HL has a 286% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-9100HL is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B820 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron B820 is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100HL is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B820 and Core i3-9100HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.