i3-7120 vs Celeron D 340

Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	September 2004 (20 years ago)	17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$117

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120 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	1	4
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	40
L1 cache	16 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	109 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	125 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PPGA478	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120 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 D 340 and Core i3-7120 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron D 340 and Core i3-7120.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	51 Watt

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