i5-10600KF vs Celeron N3450

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3450
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.25
Core i5-10600KF
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 125 Watt
8.96
+617%

Core i5-10600KF outperforms Celeron N3450 by a whopping 617% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2309862
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency19.618.88
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier11no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 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 N3450 and Core i5-10600KF 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 N3450 and Core i5-10600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF 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 N3450 and Core i5-10600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i5-10600KF.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes616
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 N3450 1.25
i5-10600KF 8.96
+617%

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
i5-10600KF 14229
+618%

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
i5-10600KF 1698
+596%

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
i5-10600KF 6791
+908%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 8.96
Recency 30 August 2016 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N3450 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i5-10600KF, on the other hand, has a 616.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-10600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3450 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10600KF is a desktop one.


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