i3-4100U vs Celeron N2820
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-4100U outperforms Celeron N2820 by a whopping 279% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3417 | 2657 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 1.75 | 3.09 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 1 December 2013 (12 years ago) | 4 June 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U: 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.39 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U 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 | FCBGA1170 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U. 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 | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | + | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | 9.5 |
| Matrix Storage | no data | - |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 756 MHz | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 3200x2000@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3200x2000@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2820 and Core i3-4100U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 12 |
| PCI support | no data | - |
| USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 4 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | - |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 1.10 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.72 | 1.25 |
| Recency | 1 December 2013 | 4 June 2013 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
Celeron N2820 has an age advantage of 5 months, and 114% lower power consumption.
i3-4100U, on the other hand, has a 279% higher aggregate performance score, 74% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.
The Intel Core i3-4100U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron N2820 in performance tests.
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