Celeron N4000 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Solo SU3500
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 5 Watt
0.17
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93
+447%

Celeron N4000 outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by a whopping 447% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32822529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 SoloIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.9314.67
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262$107

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed1.3 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache64 KB112 KB
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache3 MB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 deg C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA956FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Core 2 Solo SU3500 0.17
Celeron N4000 0.93
+447%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Solo SU3500 1468
Celeron N4000 2152
+46.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Solo SU3500 654
Celeron N4000 2259
+246%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Solo SU3500 112.25
Celeron N4000 31.94
+251%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.93
Recency 1 April 2009 11 December 2017
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 6 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3500 has 20% lower power consumption.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has a 447.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron N4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Celeron N4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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