i7-11700K vs Celeron N3350

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3350
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.70
Core i7-11700K
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
15.46
+2109%

Core i7-11700K outperforms Celeron N3350 by a whopping 2109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2723451
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i7
Power efficiency11.0411.70
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$24no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier11no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K 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
SocketFCBGA1296FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K 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 N3350 and Core i7-11700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 500Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency650 MHz1.3 GHz
Execution Units1232
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12.1
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i7-11700K.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes620
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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 N3350 0.70
i7-11700K 15.46
+2109%

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 N3350 1107
i7-11700K 24552
+2118%

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 N3350 253
i7-11700K 2250
+789%

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 N3350 420
i7-11700K 9877
+2252%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N3350 1490
i7-11700K 9621
+546%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N3350 2654
i7-11700K 58342
+2098%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron N3350 1655
i7-11700K 16388
+891%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N3350 45.5
i7-11700K 4.8
+848%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N3350 1
i7-11700K 26
+2202%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N3350 85
i7-11700K 2299
+2605%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3350 46
i7-11700K 240
+422%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3350 0.59
i7-11700K 2.87
+386%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N3350 0.7
i7-11700K 12.7
+1854%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N3350 6
i7-11700K 128
+1965%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N3350 33
i7-11700K 293
+800%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 15.46
Integrated graphics card 0.77 4.50
Recency 30 August 2016 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N3350 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i7-11700K, on the other hand, has a 2108.6% higher aggregate performance score, 484.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i7-11700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3350 is a notebook processor while Core i7-11700K is a desktop one.


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