A9-9400 SoC vs Celeron N3050

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3042not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency5.84no data
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data125 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170FT4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 N3050 and A9-9400 SoC 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+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 N3050 and A9-9400 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesRadeon R5 3CU
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes48
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2015 31 May 2016
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N3050 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

A9-9400 SoC, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N3050 and A9-9400 SoC. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N3050 is a notebook processor while A9-9400 SoC is a desktop one.


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