Celeron N3050 vs N4000C

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2439	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	no data	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107
Current price	no data	$247 (2.3x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.16 GHz
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 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	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 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 N4000C and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
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 UHD Graphics 600	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	12	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	+
OpenGL	4.4	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000C and Celeron N3050.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency

1 April 2019

1 April 2015

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