Intel Celeron N3150 vs N3160

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Combined performance score

Celeron N3160
0.77

N3150 outperforms N3160 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25002490
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years old)1 April 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107
Current price$288 (2.7x MSRP)$408 (3.8x MSRP)

Technical specs

Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz2.08 GHz
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150. 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--
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued
HD Audio++
RST--

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150 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 N3150 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 N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Braswell)Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency640 MHz640 MHz
Execution Units1212
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX++
OpenGL++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports55
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 0.77
Celeron N3150 0.78
+1.3%

N3150 outperforms N3160 by 1% in our combined 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 1178
Celeron N3150 1197
+1.6%

N3150 outperforms N3160 by 2% 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
+5.6%
Celeron N3150 162

N3160 outperforms N3150 by 6% 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 505
+1.4%
Celeron N3150 498

N3160 outperforms N3150 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.77 0.78
Recency 15 January 2016 1 April 2015

We couldn't decide between Celeron N3160 and Celeron N3150. The differences in performance seem too small.


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