i5-10400 vs Celeron J3060

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	960
Place by popularity	not in top-100	87
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	no data	11.11
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.48 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 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	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3060 and Core i5-10400.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 January 2016	30 April 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

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