Celeron N2815 vs Core i3-4030U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2247not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$107
Current price$383 (1.4x MSRP)$270 (2.5x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 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 speed1.9 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.13 GHz
L1 cache128 KB112 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB1 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 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
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815. 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 Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect++
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audio+no data
RST+-

Security technologies

Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1066
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1 GHz756 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4030U and Celeron N2815.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.03.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports42
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports45
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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.


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%

i3-4030U 1872
+278%
Celeron N2815 495

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 278% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-4030U 570
+277%
Celeron N2815 151

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 277% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-4030U 1164
+362%
Celeron N2815 252

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 362% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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%

i3-4030U 2808
+163%
Celeron N2815 1068

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 163% 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%

i3-4030U 6285
+208%
Celeron N2815 2038

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 208% 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%

i3-4030U 26.46
+118%
Celeron N2815 57.8

Celeron N2815 outperforms Core i3-4030U by 118% 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%

i3-4030U 2
+194%
Celeron N2815 1

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 194% 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%

i3-4030U 191
+244%
Celeron N2815 56

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 244% 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%

i3-4030U 70
+115%
Celeron N2815 33

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 115% 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%

i3-4030U 0.8
+122%
Celeron N2815 0.36

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 122% 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%

i3-4030U 1.1
+1000%
Celeron N2815 0.1

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 1000% 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%

i3-4030U 2344
+295%
Celeron N2815 594

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 295% 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%

i3-4030U 12
+167%
Celeron N2815 5

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 167% 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%

i3-4030U 65
+169%
Celeron N2815 24

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 169% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-4030U 3767
+180%
Celeron N2815 1343

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 180% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-4030U 1790
+129%
Celeron N2815 781

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 129% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-4030U 4165
+117%
Celeron N2815 1917

Core i3-4030U outperforms Celeron N2815 by 117% in Geekbench 2.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2014 1 December 2013
Threads 4 2
Cost $281 $107
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

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