Celeron N3000 vs Core i5-3450
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1588 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.83 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Braswell (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 29 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $186 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.04 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.08 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1155 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 77 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 2500 | Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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%
Core i5-3450 outperforms Celeron N3000 by 630% 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%
Core i5-3450 outperforms Celeron N3000 by 300% 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%
Core i5-3450 outperforms Celeron N3000 by 574% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 April 2012 | 1 April 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 77 Watt | 4 Watt |
i5-3450 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron N3000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1825% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-3450 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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