Celeron 2955U vs N3160
Aggregate performance score
N3160 outperforms 2955U by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2549 | 2715 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
| Current price | $288 (2.7x MSRP) | $197 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| SIPP | - | - |
| Smart Response | - | - |
| GPIO | + | + |
| Smart Connect | - | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | 9.5 |
| Matrix Storage | no data | - |
| Status | Launched | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | + | + |
| RST | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | - |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 640 MHz | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 10 |
| PCI support | no data | - |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | - |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | - | - |
| UART | + | + |
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.
N3160 outperforms 2955U by 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
N3160 outperforms 2955U by 34% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
2955U outperforms N3160 by 58% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
N3160 outperforms 2955U by 10% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.76 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 1 April 2016 | 1 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Celeron N3160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2955U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3160 and Celeron 2955U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
