i3-10100F vs Celeron N3060

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3060
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.42
Core i3-10100F
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.51
+1212%

Core i3-10100F outperforms Celeron N3060 by a whopping 1212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29881161
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.99
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency6.628.02
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (320 - 700 MHz)no data
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 N3060 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
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

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. 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.

Celeron N3060 0.42
i3-10100F 5.51
+1212%

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.

Celeron N3060 665
i3-10100F 8748
+1215%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 5.51
Recency 15 January 2016 12 October 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N3060 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

i3-10100F, on the other hand, has a 1211.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3060 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3060 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3060 and Core i3-10100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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