Processor N97 vs Celeron N3000
Aggregate performance score
Processor N97 outperforms Celeron N3000 by a whopping 785% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3006 | 1545 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.23 | 27.21 |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.04 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.08 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 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 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3000 and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3000 and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3000 and Processor N97 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3000 and Processor N97.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 9 |
| 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 | 5 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.39 | 3.45 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 12 Watt |
Celeron N3000 has 200% lower power consumption.
Processor N97, on the other hand, has a 784.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Processor N97 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3000 and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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