Celeron N3000 vs i9-7900X
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-7900X outperforms Celeron N3000 by a whopping 3097% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 733 | 3284 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.17 | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i9 (Desktop) | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 9.08 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Braswell (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 26 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-7900X has 10750% better value for money than Celeron N3000.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i9-7900X 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.04 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 2.08 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | IDI |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 33 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 14 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-7900X 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket R4 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X 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, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-7900X and Celeron N3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 600 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-7900X and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i9-7900X and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and Celeron N3000.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 44 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.83 | 0.37 |
| Recency | 26 June 2017 | 1 April 2015 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 4 Watt |
i9-7900X has a 3097.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.
Celeron N3000, on the other hand, has 3400% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron N3000 in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-7900X is a desktop processor while Celeron N3000 is a notebook one.
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