Core Ultra 7 165H vs Celeron N3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2553	353
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$288 (2.7x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	22
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H 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	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Launched	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	2.3 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12.2
OpenGL	+	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 4.0
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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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.

Core Ultra 7 165H outperforms Celeron N3160 by 2124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.76	16.90
Recency	1 April 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	22
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt

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