Pentium N3510 vs Celeron N3160
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N3160 outperforms Pentium N3510 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2599 | 2769 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 December 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) | Intel HD Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 4 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.76 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 15 January 2016 | 1 December 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 7 Watt |
Celeron N3160 has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
The Celeron N3160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3510 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3160 and Pentium N3510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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