Celeron M U3400 vs i3-380M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-380M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.75
+159%
Celeron M U3400
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.29

Core i3-380M outperforms Celeron M U3400 by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26463106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron M
Power efficiency2.031.52
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date26 October 2010 (14 years ago)24 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.53 GHz1.06 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s2500 MHz
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81+114 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA105 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400 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)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-380M and Celeron M U3400.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

i3-380M 0.75
+159%
Celeron M U3400 0.29

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.

i3-380M 2808
+133%
Celeron M U3400 1205

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.

i3-380M 6554
+183%
Celeron M U3400 2317

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.

i3-380M 2699
+173%
Celeron M U3400 988

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.

i3-380M 20
+211%
Celeron M U3400 62.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.29
Recency 26 October 2010 24 May 2010
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

i3-380M has a 158.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more threads.

Celeron M U3400, on the other hand, has 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-380M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M U3400 in performance tests.


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