Celeron M 743 vs i3-7100U

Place in the ranking	2050	3320
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Celeron M
Power efficiency	10.79	1.42
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$107

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 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)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356	BGA965
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 620	no data
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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.

i3-7100U 1.71
+1040%

Celeron M 743 0.15

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.

i3-7100U 3874
+193%

Celeron M 743 1324

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.

i3-7100U 20.25
+501%

Celeron M 743 121.8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.71	0.15
Recency	30 August 2016	1 September 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	10 Watt

i3-7100U has a 1040% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 743, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-7100U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 743 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7100U and Celeron M 743, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.