Celeron 847 vs N3160

Primary Details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2521	not rated
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)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	19 June 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$134
Current price	$288 (2.7x MSRP)	$93 (0.7x MSRP)

Detailed Specifications

Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 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	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	1.1 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	32 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 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	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847. 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	+	-
FMA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 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 N3160 and Celeron 847. 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	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron 847 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 847.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
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.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.62
Recency	1 April 2016	19 June 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Cost	$107	$134
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

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