i3-8300 vs Celeron N3060

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3060
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.42
Core i3-8300
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 62 Watt
3.97
+845%

Core i3-8300 outperforms Celeron N3060 by a whopping 845% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29741423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i3
Power efficiency6.626.06
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)14 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeIDIDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300. 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--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
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 i3-8300 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 i3-8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (320 - 700 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.15 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300.

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
i3-8300 3.97
+845%

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 664
i3-8300 6305
+850%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 3.97
Integrated graphics card 0.45 3.09
Recency 15 January 2016 14 February 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 62 Watt

Celeron N3060 has 933.3% lower power consumption.

i3-8300, on the other hand, has a 845.2% higher aggregate performance score, 586.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-8300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3060 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3060 is a notebook processor while Core i3-8300 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3060 and Core i3-8300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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