i3-8120T vs Celeron N6211
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2218 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.33 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Elkhart Lake | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 20.54 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Elkhart Lake (2022) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 17 July 2022 (2 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1493 | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6.5 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (250 - 750 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.40 | 3.10 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Celeron N6211 has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
i3-8120T, on the other hand, has 121.4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N6211 and Core i3-8120T. We've got no test results to judge.
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