Celeron N6211 vs Core i3-10100

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.60
+286%

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by a whopping 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10752089
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.143.60
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataElkhart Lake
Architecture codenameComet Lake-S (2020)Elkhart Lake
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)17 July 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130$54
Current price$133 (1x MSRP)$240 (4.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10100 has 515% better value for money than Celeron N6211.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1200BGA1493
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron N6211.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i3-10100 5.60
+286%
Celeron N6211 1.45

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 286% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-10100 8657
+286%
Celeron N6211 2245

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 286% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i3-10100 6863
+155%
Celeron N6211 2696

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 155% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-10100 26903
+473%
Celeron N6211 4693

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 473% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-10100 6.34
+683%
Celeron N6211 49.66

Celeron N6211 outperforms Core i3-10100 by 683% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i3-10100 10
+502%
Celeron N6211 2

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 502% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-10100 895
+599%
Celeron N6211 128

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 599% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-10100 181
+138%
Celeron N6211 76

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 138% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-10100 2.05
+111%
Celeron N6211 0.97

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 111% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-10100 5
+410%
Celeron N6211 1

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 410% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-10100 6124
+738%
Celeron N6211 731

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 738% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-10100 56
+458%
Celeron N6211 10

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 458% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-10100 213
+370%
Celeron N6211 45

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N6211 by 370% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.60 1.45
Integrated graphics card 3.08 1.33
Recency 30 April 2020 17 July 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Cost $130 $54
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

The Core i3-10100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N6211 in performance tests.


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