i3-8100H vs Celeron N4000

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.95
Core i3-8100H
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.80
+195%

i3-8100H outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24781670
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)3 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$225

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier1130
L1 cache112 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency650 MHz1 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H.

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 N4000 0.95
i3-8100H 2.80
+195%

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 N4000 1472
i3-8100H 4310
+193%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 2.80
Integrated graphics card 0.87 3.09
Recency 11 December 2017 3 July 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 650% lower power consumption.

i3-8100H, on the other hand, has a 194.7% higher aggregate performance score, 255.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-8100H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.


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