Celeron J3160 vs N3450

Place in performance ranking	2191	2494
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.66
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2016)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2016 (7 years ago)	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$107
Current price	$242 (2.3x MSRP)	$23 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160 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
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.24 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160 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	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160. 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	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	-

Security technologies

Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 500	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	12	12
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	+
OpenGL	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron J3160.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	5
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	5
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 N3450 1.28
+56.1%

Celeron J3160 0.82

N3450 outperforms J3160 by 56% based on our aggregate 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 N3450 1982
+57.1%

Celeron J3160 1262

N3450 outperforms J3160 by 57% 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 N3450 240
+41.2%

Celeron J3160 170

N3450 outperforms J3160 by 41% 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 N3450 665
+34.3%

Celeron J3160 495

N3450 outperforms J3160 by 34% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.