Celeron N3450 vs Core i3-5005U

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Aggregated performance score

Core i3-5005U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads
1.29
+1.6%
Celeron N3450
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
1.27

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21472162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$275$107
Current price$342 (1.2x MSRP)$242 (2.3x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450. 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++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP--
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection++
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 5500Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory16 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency850 MHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes126
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i3-5005U 1.29
+1.6%
Celeron N3450 1.27

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 2% based on our aggregated 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%

i3-5005U 2019
+2%
Celeron N3450 1979

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 2% 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%

i3-5005U 618
+158%
Celeron N3450 240

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 158% 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%

i3-5005U 1242
+83.7%
Celeron N3450 676

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 84% 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%

i3-5005U 3133
+121%
Celeron N3450 1415

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 121% 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%

i3-5005U 6927
+75%
Celeron N3450 3959

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 75% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-5005U 2713
+5.3%
Celeron N3450 2576

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 5% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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%

i3-5005U 24.41
Celeron N3450 22.31
+9.4%

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 9% 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%

i3-5005U 2
+21.9%
Celeron N3450 2

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 22% 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%

i3-5005U 208
+45.5%
Celeron N3450 143

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 45% 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%

i3-5005U 82
+84.3%
Celeron N3450 45

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 84% 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%

i3-5005U 0.95
+79.2%
Celeron N3450 0.53

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 79% 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%

i3-5005U 1.2
Celeron N3450 1.2

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%

i3-5005U 1952
+91.4%
Celeron N3450 1020

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 91% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

i3-5005U 70
+19.8%
Celeron N3450 58

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 20% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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%

i3-5005U 13
+8%
Celeron N3450 12

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 8% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-5005U 1912
+59.1%
Celeron N3450 1202

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 59% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i3-5005U 4075
+3%
Celeron N3450 3958

Core i3-5005U outperforms Celeron N3450 by 3% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.29 1.27
Integrated graphics card 1.50 0.75
Recency 1 March 2015 1 September 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Cost $275 $107
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i3-5005U and Celeron N3450. The differences in performance seem too small.


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