Celeron J3355 vs N3160

Place in performance ranking	2517	2507
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	30 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$107
Current price	$288 (2.7x MSRP)	$55 (0.5x MSRP)

Detailed Specifications

Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355 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	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	2.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355 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	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	-

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	-	-
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	12	12
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	+
OpenGL	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3355.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	6
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	5	8
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.

Celeron N3160 0.75

Celeron J3355 0.76
+1.3%

J3355 outperforms N3160 by 1% based on our aggregated 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%

Celeron N3160 1180

Celeron J3355 1197
+1.4%

J3355 outperforms N3160 by 1% 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%

Celeron N3160 171

Celeron J3355 269
+57.3%

J3355 outperforms N3160 by 57% 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%

Celeron N3160 508
+19%

Celeron J3355 427

N3160 outperforms J3355 by 19% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	0.75	0.76
Integrated graphics card	0.62	0.75
Recency	15 January 2016	30 August 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt