Celeron N3000 vs i7-4600U

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2033	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	10.82	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-ULT (2013)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$398	$107

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4600U 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.08 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4600U 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	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000. 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	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	+	-
FDI	+	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
HD Audio	+	+
RST	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4400	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory	2 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	+
OpenGL	4.3	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4600U and Celeron N3000.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	4
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	4	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	2
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	5
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2013	1 April 2015
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	4 Watt

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