Celeron J3455E vs N3160

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.76
Celeron J3455E
2019
4 threads, 10 Watt
1.38
+81.6%

Celeron J3455E outperforms Celeron N3160 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26612233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency17.9813.06
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)no data
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)1 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E 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
SocketFCBGA1170no data
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E. 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++
Smart Response--
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E 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 J3455E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency640 MHz750 MHz
Execution Units1212
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX++
OpenGL++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron J3455E.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes46
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 N3160 0.76
Celeron J3455E 1.38
+81.6%

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 N3160 1200
Celeron J3455E 2193
+82.8%

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.

Celeron N3160 170
Celeron J3455E 269
+58.2%

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.

Celeron N3160 517
Celeron J3455E 796
+54%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 1.38
Integrated graphics card 0.62 0.77
Recency 15 January 2016 1 July 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N3160 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron J3455E, on the other hand, has a 81.6% higher aggregate performance score, 24.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Celeron J3455E is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3160 is a notebook processor while Celeron J3455E is a desktop one.


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