Celeron N3160 vs N3450

Place in the ranking	2311	2661
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	19.73	17.99
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160 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
Bus type	no data	IDI
Multiplier	11	no data
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	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160. 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	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	-
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	-

Security technologies

Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	+	-
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160 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 N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 500	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	640 MHz
Execution Units	12	12
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160 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 N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	+
OpenGL	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3160.

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	2
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 1.25
+64.5%

Celeron N3160 0.76

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 N3450 1983
+65.3%

Celeron N3160 1200

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 N3450 244
+43.5%

Celeron N3160 170

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 N3450 674
+30.4%

Celeron N3160 517