i9-9990XE vs Celeron N3060
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 294 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Core i9 |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.48 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 40 |
| L1 cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 19.25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | 2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 255 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE. 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 |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE 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 N3060 and Core i9-9990XE 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 N3060 and Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Quad-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) | N/A |
| 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 N3060 and Core i9-9990XE integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE 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 i9-9990XE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 44 |
| 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 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 January 2016 | 3 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 28 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 255 Watt |
Celeron N3060 has 4150% lower power consumption.
i9-9990XE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron N3060 is a notebook processor while Core i9-9990XE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3060 and Core i9-9990XE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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