Celeron N3060 vs G550

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2500not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$107
Current price$93 (1.2x MSRP)$243 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.48 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C90 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron G550 1255
+89.9%
Celeron N3060 661

G550 outperforms N3060 by 90% in Passmark.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2012 1 April 2015
Cost $80 $107
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Celeron G550 and Celeron N3060. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron G550 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3060 is a notebook one.


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