Celeron N4000 vs Core i7-3689Y

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2199	2405
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Gemini Lake (2019)
Release date	8 January 2013 (11 years ago)	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107
Current price	no data	$305 (2.9x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 deg C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 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
Socket	FCBGA1023	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4000	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

no data

+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4000.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
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.

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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.

Core i7-3689Y outperforms Celeron N4000 by 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.27	0.95
Integrated graphics card	1.18	0.86
Recency	8 January 2013	11 December 2017
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	6 Watt

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