A8-3870K vs Celeron J3455

Primary Details

Comparing Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2062	2039
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	3.20
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2016)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	30 August 2016 (7 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$189 (1.8x MSRP)	$32

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K 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
Socket	FCBGA1296	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 500	AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3455 and A8-3870K.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	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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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.

A8-3870K outperforms Celeron J3455 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.46	1.49
Integrated graphics card	0.75	1.03
Recency	30 August 2016	20 December 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	100 Watt

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