Celeron 1005M vs i3-350M

Place in the ranking	2734	2719
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	1.84	1.89
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$130	$86

Detailed specifications

Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M 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	4	2
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.27 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	94 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA	105 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

i3-350M 0.68

Celeron 1005M 0.70
+2.9%

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.

i3-350M 1087

Celeron 1005M 1109
+2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-350M 292

Celeron 1005M 325
+11.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-350M 589
+4.6%

Celeron 1005M 563

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.68	0.70
Recency	7 January 2010	1 July 2013
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm

i3-350M has 100% more threads.

Celeron 1005M, on the other hand, has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-350M and Celeron 1005M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.