i3-4100E vs Celeron M 900

Aggregate performance score

Celeron M 900
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.08
Core i3-4100E
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
1.15
+1338%

Core i3-4100E outperforms Celeron M 900 by a whopping 1338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking34772455
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron MIntel Core i3
Power efficiency0.222.98
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 April 2009 (16 years ago)4 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$225

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 900 and Core i3-4100E 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 900 and Core i3-4100E 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 configurationno data1
SocketPGA478Intel BGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 900 and Core i3-4100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 900 and Core i3-4100E are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 900 and Core i3-4100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz)

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.

Celeron M 900 0.08
i3-4100E 1.15
+1338%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Celeron M 900 123
i3-4100E 1848
+1402%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.08 1.15
Recency 1 April 2009 4 September 2013
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 37 Watt

Celeron M 900 has 5.7% lower power consumption.

i3-4100E, on the other hand, has a 1337.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Core i3-4100E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron M 900 in performance tests.

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