Celeron N3350E vs i3-330M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2767not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency1.73no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)no data
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E 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)no data
Threads42
Base clock speed2.13 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA105 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E 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
SocketBGA1288,PGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Smart Idleno data-

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency667 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Celeron N3350E.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 1 July 2019
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

i3-330M has 100% more threads.

Celeron N3350E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

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